1 - Characteristics and Classification of Living Organisms Flashcards
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Are animals multicellular?
Yes
Are plants multicellular?
Yes
Are fungi multicellular?
Sometimes
Are protoctists/protista multicellular?
Depends, usually no
Are prokaryotes multicellular?
No
Do animal cells have nuclei
Yes (but not red blood cells) - 1 per cell
Do plant cells have nuclei?
Yes, 1 per cell
Do fungi have nuclei?
Yes…lots and lots of nuclei…
Do protoctist/Protista cells have nuclei?
Yes
Do prokaryotes have nuclei?
No
Do animal cells have cell walls?
No
Do plant cells have cell walls?
Yes - they’re made of cellulose
Do fungi have cell walls?
Yes, and they’re made of chitin (and glucans and glucapeptein? idk so just remember chitin)
Do protoctists have cell walls?
Sometimes
Do prokaryotes have cell walls?
Yes, and they’re made of peptidoglycan (think pep-tea-dog-lichen)
Do animals have chloroplasts?
No
Do plants have chloroplasts?
Yes
Do fungi have chloroplasts?
No
Do protoctists have chloroplasts?
Sometimes
Do prokaryotes have chloroplasts
No
Animal feeding habits
Heterotrophic - eat other stuff
Plant feeding habits
Autotrophic (makes its own food) - photosynthesis
Fungi feeding habits
Saprotrophic (digest then ingest), sometimes heterotrophic
Protoctist feeding habits
Sometimes heterotrophic, sometimes autotrophic
