FUNGI AND PROTISTA KINGDOMS

CHARACTERISTICS

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FUNGI KINGDOM

• Fungi are heterotrophs. They can obtain nutrients by absorption.
• Fungi cell walls are made up mostly of the carbohydrate chitin.
• They are multicellular organisms.
• They are non-vascular organisms.
• They are all Eukaryotic.

CHARACTERISTICS NOT OF THE FUNGI KINGDOM

• Fungi are NOT autotrophic.
• Fungi cell walls are NOT made of cellulose.
• Fungi are NOT unicellular.
• Fungi are NOT vascular organisms.
• Fungi are NOT prokaryotic.

EXAMPLES OF FUNGI ARE.......

MUSHROOM

TOADSTOOLS

AND YEASTS

PROTISTA CHARACTERISTICS

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROTISTA KINGDOM

• Mostly unicellular, although some, such as algae, are multicellular
• Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic
• They are all Eukaryotic
• Most live in water, but some live in damp soil or the human body.
• Some protista move a lot, while some move very little.

CHARACTERISTICS NOT OF THE PROTISTA KINGDOM

• Most are multicellular
• Prokaryotic
• Most live on land
• Live in dry soil
• Cannot live in the human body.

EXAMPLES OF PROTISTS ARE......

RADIOLARIA

ALGAE.......

AND SEAWEED

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