variety of living organisms- topic 6

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  • mrs grenc stands for movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition, control
  • not all living organisms show every characteristic all the time
  • plants are multicellular organisms, cell contain chloroplasts able to carry out photosynthesis e.g peas, beans
  • bacteria are microscopic single celled, flagellum, no nucleus, contain plasmids e.g salmonella, e coil
  • protoctists are microscopic single celled, have some animal cell features however some also have chloroplasts, does not fit into any other groups e.g plasmodium
  • fungi are organised into a mycelium made from thread like structures called hyphae, single celled made from chitin, saprotrophic nutrition e.g mucor and yeast
  • animals are multicellular organisms no cell wall, nervous coordination store carbohydrates as glycogen e.g humans and housefly
  • pathogen is a microorganism which can cause disease to its host, fungi, bacteria, protoctist, virus