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Characteristics of the Fungi Kingdom
Unicellular and multicellular
Eukaryotic cells
Heterotrophic nutrition
Characteristics of Monera Kingdom
Unicellular
Prokaryotic
Autotrophic and heterotrophic
Characteristics of Protoctist Kingdom
Eukaryotic
Multicellular and unicellular
Autotrophic (algae) and heterotrophic (protozoa)
Example of unicellular fungi
Yeast
Scientist who discovered penicillin
Alexander Fleming
Green substance that allows photosynthesis by taking energy from the sun
- Name and where it is found -
Chlorophyll - found in plants, some algae and some bacteria
A type of asexual reproduction where a new individual forms from a fragment of another
Fragmentation
A type of asexual reproduction where two daughter cells form, with one developing as a bud on the other
Budding
An organism that lives off another organism of a different species, harming it but not killing it
Parasite
Reproductive organs containing spores
Sporangia
A long appendage extending from the plasma membrane of some cells, which they use like a whip in order to move
Flagellum
A mutually beneficial relationship between two individuals of different species
Symbiosis
Filamentous structures formed of groups of cells that make up the body of a multicellular fungus
Hyphae
An organism that feeds on remains of decaying organic matter
Saprophyte
Type of multicellular fungus in which the mycelium has a cottony appearance
Mould
A type of asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms where the parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells
Binary fission
The body of a multicellular fungus formed by strands of hyphae
Mycelium
A system of reproduction where one phase involves sexual reproduction by gametes and the other phase involves asexual reproduction by spores
Alternation of generations
Foot-like projections of the cytoplasm in some cells, which enable the cell to move or capture food
Pseudopods
Small motile filaments on the surface of some protozoa that beat to enable movement
Cilia