Cells and Kingdoms Flashcards
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Eukaryotic
Organisms with cells that contain a nuclues
Eukaryotic organisms
Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protoctists
Plant Chracteristics
- multicellular
- contain chloroplasts for photosynthesis
- cellulose cell wall
- store carbohydrates as starch or glucose
Plant Examples
cereal - maze
herbaceous legume - peas or beans
Animal chracteristics
- Multicellular
- eat other living things to obtain nutrients
- store carbohydrates as glycogen
- nervous system for co-ordination and movement
Animal Examples
Mammals - humans, elephants
Insects - mosquito, horsefly
Fungi Chracteristics
- Multicellular and Unicellular
- No chloroplasts
- Mycelium - contains threads called hyphae
- Feed by saptrophic nutrition
- stores carbohydrates as glycogen
- can contain pathogens
Saprotrophic Nutrition
- feed off dead organsims
- secretes emzymes whichb digests and absorbs nutrients
Fungi Examples
Mucor/Mushrooms - multicellular with hyphal structure
Yeast - Single Celled
Protoctista characteristics
- Microscopic single celled organisms
- Contain features from any kingdom
- Can contain pathogens
Protoctista examples
Amoeba - live in pond water and has features of an animal cell
Chlorella - have chlorplasts and plant like features
Pathogenic Plasmodium - responsible for causing malaria
Prokaryotic
Organisms with cells that do not contain a nucleus
Prokaryotic Organims
Bacteria, Viruses
Bacteria characteristics
- microscopic single celled organisms
- contains cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, plasmids
- circular DNA
- some photosysnthesise others use saprotrophic nutrition
- can contain pathogens
Bacteria examples
Lactobacillus - rod shaped bacteria used in yogurt production
Pneumococcus - spherical bacteria that causes pneumonia
Virus characteristics
- non-living
- smaller than bacteria
- can only reproduce by entering a host cell
- infect any organism
- strand of DNA or RNA, surrounded by a protein coat
- All are pathogens
Virus examples
Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) - prevents chloroplasts from growing = discoloured leaves
Influenza Virus - causes the flu and HIV that causes AID
Cytoplasm
Chemical reactions occur
Living material, mostly consisting of water
Nucleus
Contains DNA
Cell Membrane
Selectively permeable - controls what enters and leaves
Creates a barrier between cytoplasm and outside of cell
Cell Wall
Non-living material
Freely permeable
Vacuole
Filled with water to hold its shape
Cell Sap - Contains dissolved minerals and other solutes
Chloroplasts
Contains chlorphyll - absorbs light for photosynthesis
Mitochondria
Site of aerobic repsiration