1. The Nature And Variety Of Living Organisms

Question 1

What groups of organisms are eukaryotic?

Answer 1

Animals plants fungi and protoctists

Question 2

What groups of organisms are prokaryotic?

Answer 2

Prokaryotes (bacteria)

Question 3

Are plants multicellular or single called?

Answer 3

Multicellular

Question 4

Do plants contain chloroplasts?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Can plants photosynthesise?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What are the cell walls of plants made of?

Answer 6

Cellulose

Question 7

How do plants store carbohydrates?

Answer 7

As starch or sucrose

Question 8

Give an example of a plant.

Answer 8

Cereals such as Maize or Barley
Herbaceous legumes such as peas or beans

Question 9

Are animals single called or multicellular?

Answer 9

Multicellular

Question 10

Are plants eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 10

Eukaryotic

Question 11

Are animals eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 11

Eukaryotic

Question 12

Can animals photosynthesise?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

Do animal cells contain chloroplasts?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

What are animal cell walls made of?

Answer 14

They dont have cell walls ;)

Question 15

What do animals usually have which allows them to move and adapt to surroundings?

Answer 15

Nervous coordination

Question 16

How do animals are carbohydrates?

Answer 16

As glycogen

Question 17

Give examples of animals.

Answer 17

Mammals : humans etc.
Insects : housefly’s and mosquitos

Question 18

Can fungi photosynthesise?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 19

Eukaryotic

Question 20

How are the bodies of fungo organised?

Answer 20

Organised into mycelium made from thread like structures called hyphae which contains many nuclei

Question 21

Examples of single-celled fungi

Answer 21

Yeast

Question 22

What are the cell walls of fungi made of?

Answer 22

Chitin

Question 23

How do fungi feed and what is this process called?

Answer 23

Feed by extracellular secretion of digestive enzymes ont food material and absorption of the organic products. This is called saprotrophic nutrition.

Question 24

How do fungi store carbohydrates?

Answer 24

As glycogen

Question 25

Examples of fungi

Answer 25

Mucor - has the typical fungal hyphae structure
Yeast - single-celled

Question 26

Are protoctists eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 26

Eukaryotic

Question 27

How big are protoctists?

Answer 27

Microscopic

Question 28

Are protoctists single-celled or multicellular?

Answer 28

Single-celled

Question 29

Where does amoeba live?

Answer 29

In pond water

Question 30

What is amoeba an example of?

Answer 30

A protoctist

Question 31

What other kind of organism are some protoctists similar to?

Answer 31

Some are like animal cells and some are like plant cells (have chloroplasts)

Question 32

Give examples of protoctists

Answer 32

Chlorella - like a plant cell
Amoeba - like an animal cell
Plasmodium - pathogenic responsible for causing malaria

Question 33

What types of organisms can be pathogens?

Answer 33

Fungi, viruses, bacteria and protoctists

Question 34

Are viruses living or non living?

Answer 34

Non-living

Question 35

Are viruses bigger or smaller than bacteria?

Answer 35

Smaller