Characteristics of living organisms

• A plant cell contains the organelles: Cell membrane, Cell wall, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, ribosomes and a vacuole
• An animal cell contains the organelles: nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, ribosomes, cell membrane
• An animal cell Stored carbohydrates as glycogen
• A plant cell stores carbohydrates as starch or sucrose
• Eukaryotic means that the cell has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
• Examples of eukaryotic organisms include : plants, animals, fungi and protoctists
• Mycelium is made from threadlike structures called hyphae, which contain many nuclei
• Fungi have cell walls made of chitin
• Fungus feed by the secretion of digestive enzymes onto their food before they absorb the products
• Fungi store carbohydrates as glycogen
• Protoctists are single celled organisms
• An example of a protoctist is plasmodium, which is responsible for malaria
• Bacteria is prokaryotic