2b) Variety of Living Organisms
- Created by: Amy Hao
- Created on: 12-11-12 10:00
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describe the common features shared by organisms within the following main groups: plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, protoctists and viruses, and for each group describe examples and their features as follows (details of life cycle and economic importance are not required)
Plants
-multicellular
-their cells contain chloroplasts and are able to carry out photosynthesis
-their cells have cellulose cell walls
-they store carbohydrates as starch or sucrose
Examples include flowering plants, such as a cereal (for example maize), and a herbaceous legume (for example peas or beans)
Animals
-multicellular
-their cells do not contain chloroplasts and are not able to carry out photosynthesis
-they have no cell walls
-they usually have nervous coordination and are able to move from one place to another
-they often store carbohydrate as glycogen
Examples include mammals (for example humans) and insects (for example housefly and mosquito)
Fungi
-are not able to carry out photosynthesis
-their body is usually organised into a mycelium made from thread-like structures called…
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