Variety of living organisms Flashcards
Common features in plants
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Multicellular? Chloroplasts? Cell walls? etc.
Features of plants
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- multicellular
- have chloroplasts, so can photosynthesise
- have cell walls, made of cellulose
- store carbohydrates as sucrose or starch
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Examples of plants
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cereals (eg maize)
3
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Multicellular? Chloroplasts? Cell walls? etc.
Features of animals
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- multicellular
- no chloroplasts, so cant photosynthesise
- no cell walls
- have nervous coordination - they can respond to changes in their environment
- store carbohydrates as glycogen
4
Q
Examples of animals
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mammals, insects
5
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Features of fungi
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- some are single celled
- others have a body called a mycelium, made up of hyphae (thread like structures which contain nuclei)
- cant photosynthesise
- cell walls made of chitin
- feed by saprotrophic nutrition
- store carbohydrates as glycogen
saprotrophic nutrition - secrete enzymes outside their bodies to dissolve the foods, so can absorb the nutrients
6
Q
Examples of fungi
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yeast (single celled fungus), mucor (multicellular has a mycelium hyphae)
7
Q
Features of protoctists
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- single celled (microscopic)
- some have chloroplasts
- some are similar to plant cells, others animal cells
8
Q
Examples of protoctists
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chlorella (plant cell like), amoeba (animal cell like)
9
Q
Features of bacteria
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- single celled (microscopic)
- no nucleus
- circular chromosome of DNA
- some can photosynthesise
- feed off other organisms (living and dead)
10
Q
Examples of bacteria
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lactobacillus bulgaricus (rod shaped), pneumococcus (spherical shaped)
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Features of viruses
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- particles, not cells (smaller than bacteria)
- can only reproduce inside living cells (parasite)
- infect all types of living organisms
- different shapes and sizes
- no cellular structure - have a protein coat around genetic material (DNA or RNA)
12
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Examples of viruses
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influenza virus, HIV, tobacco mosiac virus
