Organisms and Life Processes

Flashcards reviewing key concepts about organisms and their characteristics.

What carbohydrate is transported around the plant?

Sucrose

What is the storage carbohydrate in plant cells?

Starch

What are the five major groups of living organisms?

Plants, animals, fungi, protoctists, and bacteria

What is the storage carbohydrate in animal cells?

Glycogen

What material are fungal cell walls made of?

Chitin

What is the name for the network of hyphae in a mould?

Mycelium

What is saprotrophic nutrition?

When an organism feeds on dead organic material, and digestion takes place outside of the organism.

What are protoctists sometimes called?

The 'dustbin kingdom'

What is 'protozoa'?

Animal-like protoctists

What are plant-like protoctists called?

Algae

What does 'Eukaryotic' mean?

Having a nucleus

What are the three basic shapes of bacteria?

Spheres, rods, and spirals

What are viruses made of?

A core of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat