Variety of living organisms Flashcards
Name the organisms which are eukaryotic
Plants, animals, fungi, protoctists
What are protoctists
Microscopic single celled organisms.
Organism which is prokaryotic
Bacteria - It is a single celled organism. It doesn’t have a nucleus but has strands of DNA floating in the cell. Some bacterias can carry out photosynthesis.
Difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells
Prokaryotic cells don’t have a nucleus. They have strands of DNA floating in the cell.
how do plants store carbohydrate
starch or sucrose
how do animals store carbohydrates
glycogen
Can fungi carry out photosynthesis
no
fungi body shape
organized into a mycelium made from thread like structures called hyphae
Can fungi be single celled
Yes, they could also have very complex structure
What are fungi’s cell wall made up of
chitin
are yeasts unicellular or multicellular
single celled
Are protoctists unicellular or multicellurlar
they are single celled organisms
characteristics of bacteria
they are single celled organisms. They have a cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm and plasmids, nucleotides. Some bacteria can carry out photosynthesis but most feed off other living or dead organisms.
Examples of pathogens
Fungi, bacteria, protoctists or viruses
describe viruses
Non living organisms. Small particles. They are parasitic(寄生) and can reproduce only inside living cells. They have no cellular structure
