cells contain chloroplasts so that they are able to carry out photosynthesis
have cell walls made of cellulose
store carbohydrates as starch or sucrose
e.g. elodea
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Animals
ANIMALS
are multi-cellular organisms
cells do not contain chloroplasts, so they do no photosynthesize
no cell walls
normally have nervous co-ordination and are able to move from one place to another
store carbohydrates as glycogen
e.g. lions, grasshopper
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Fungi
FUNGI
unable to photosynthesize
bodies are normally organised into mycelium - mycelium are made of thread-like structures called hyphae, which have many nuclei
cell walls are made of chitin
they feed by extra-cellular secretion of digestive enzymes into their surroundings, and absorb the organic products - this is known as saprotrophic nutrition
store carbohydrate as glycogen
some are single-celled e.g. yeast
some are multi-cellular e.g. mucor
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Protoctists
PROTOCTISTS
microscopic single-celled organisms
e.g. amoeba - have features of an animal cell, and live in pond water
e.g. chlorella - have chloroplasts and are more like plants
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