year 9 bio Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is an example of a herbaceous legume?
Peas or beans
How do plants store carbohydrates?
As starch or sucrose
What features do plants have that animals don’t?
Chloroplasts, cell walls made of cellulose
How do animals store carbohydrates?
As glycogen
What is the name of the thread-like structure that makes up a mycelium?
Hyphae
What is the structure formed by hyphae in fungi?
Mycelium
What are yeast cell walls made of?
Chitin
What type of nutrition do fungi use?
Saprotrophic nutrition
How do fungi feed?
By extracellular secretion of enzymes and absorption
Are fungi able to carry out photosynthesis?
No
What is an example of a single-celled fungus?
Yeast
What is an example of a fungus with typical hyphal structure?
Mucor
Do animal cells contain chloroplasts?
No
Do animal cells have cell walls?
No
What kind of coordination do animals usually have?
Nervous coordination
What are two examples of flowering plants?
Maize and peas (or beans)
Are plants multicellular organisms?
Yes
Are animals multicellular organisms?
Yes
What are some examples of fungi
Toadstools,
Yeast
Mucor
Why can fungi not photosynthesise
They lack chlorophyll
How do legumes help the environment?
They contain symbiotic bacteria in their root nodules that fix nitrogen, enriching the soil with usable nitrogen compounds.
