Term 1a : 5 Kingdoms Flashcards
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MRS CRENG
Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Control of internal conditions(homeostasis) Reproduction Excretion Nutrition Grow
Multicellular fungi eg
Mould, mushroom, toadstool
Unicellular fungi eg
Yeast
Do fungi have chloroplast?
NO
What do multicellular fungi produce?
Fine threads : hyphae, coated in cell wall made of chitin.
What is a network of hyphae called?
Mycelium
What do fungi live off? How does this benefit the environment?
Dead material.
Carbon and nitrogen cycles.
How do fungi consume food?
They release enzymes onto their food which digests it into soluble substances such as glucose and amino acids which they can absorb.
Enzymes
A catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions.
What type of nutrition do fungi have?
Saprotrophic nutrition
Pathogen
microorganisms causing diseases.
Belongs to wide group of small organisms.
MICROORGANISMS
NOT ALL ARE HARMFUL
Types of pathogens
Bacteria
Fungi
Virus
Protoctists
Viruses
Not a living organism.
Very small, smallest microorganism, smaller than bacteria
Cannot live on its own, must live in host cell
Can infect every living organism
Parasitic
Nucleus
Contains DNA and controls cell activities
Vacuole
Stores cell sap : water, amino acids, salts, glucose
Cellulose cell wall
Provides extra support to the cell
Cell membrane
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
Cytoplasm
Where all the cell reactions occur
Mitochondrion
Sites of energy release from food by respiration
Starch granules
Stores of carbohydrates in plant cells
Ribosome
Where proteins are made in a cell
Glycogen granules
Store of carbohydrates in animal cells
Chloroplasts
Site of absorbing light in photosynthesis