some living descriptions

Protista-

• unicellular eukaryotes, some multicelled forms
• cell sturcture simple to very complex
• some heterotrophs- protozoans
• some autotrophs- algae
• asexual repro, some both sexual, asexual
• motile, non-motile, sizes- most microscopic but some may be 100m in length
• cell walls
• ex. paramecium, amoeba, euglena, diatoms, volvox, dinoflagellates, plasmodium, trypanosomes.

Fungi-

• multicellular Eukaryotic
• chitin cell walls, hyphae for cell forms, Yeasts are ovoid cells
• heterotrophs (saphrophytes, parasites, mutualistic)
• many species show both sexual and asexual
• organisms range from microscopic to many meters in length
• Ex. morels, corn smut, yeasts, bread mold, mildews

• Plantae-multicellular Eukaryotes
• cellulose cell walls
• photosynthetic autotrophs
• sexual repro
• alternation of generations
• sporophyte
• gamophyte
• can be marine, freshwater, terrestrial etc
• starch as stored glucose
• chloroplasts
• vascular have xylem and phloem
• avascular ex: mosses liver worts
• Chlorophyll A.

Animalia-

• Multicellular Eukaryotes
• no cell wall
• heterotrophs
• typically motile
• zygotes formed
• glycogen
• invertebrates/vertebrates