Variety of living organism

Question 1

What are eukaryotes?

Answer 1

More complex/contain a nucleaus/single or multicellular/contains membrane bound organelles

Question 2

What are prokaryotes?

Answer 2

very simple/no nucleus/no membrane bound organelles/very small/are unicellular (bacteria)

Question 3

Name 4 eukaryotic organisms

Answer 3

1. Plants
2. Animals
3. Fungi
4. Protoctists

Question 4

Name some common plant features (6)

Answer 4

These are multicellular organisms, their cells contain chloroplasts and are able to carry out photosynthesis; their cells have cellulose cell walls and they store carbohydrates as starch or sucrose. They contain a vacuole.

Question 5

Name some common animal features (7)

Answer 5

These are multicellular organisms; their cells do not contain chloroplasts and are not able to carry out photosynthesis; they have no cell walls or vacuoles; they usually have nervous co-ordination and they often store carbohydrate as glycogen.

Question 6

Name some common fungi features ()

Question 7

Name some common protoctist features ()

Answer 7

These are microscopic single-celled organisms. Some, like Amoeba, that live in pond water, have features like an animal cell, while others, like Chlorella, have chloroplasts and are more like plants.

Question 8

How do plants store carbohydrates?

Answer 8

-Plants store carbohydrates as starch and sucrose in their cells

Question 9

How do animals store carbohydrates?

Answer 9

-Animals store carbohydrates as glycogen in their cells