Topic 6 - Biodiversity

Question 1

What are features of the Kingdom Prokaryotae

Answer 1

Microscopic
Prokaryotic (lacking membrane bound organelles)
Ribosomes are smaller
Cell wall of petideoglycan
Cell division occurs by binary fission

Question 2

What are features of the Kingdom Protoctista

Answer 2

Some are unicellular, some are multicellular and others are filamentous
Eukaryotic
Some have cellulose or non-cellulose cell wall
Can either be autotrophic or heterotrophic

Question 3

What are features of the Kingdom Plantae

Answer 3

Multicellular
Eukaryotic
Possess cellulose cell wall
Photosynthetic
Autotrophic
Store carbohydrates as starch and lipids as oils