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What are the Monera, Fungi and Protista kingdoms like?
Living things
Living things such as bacteria belong to the Monera kingdom.
They are called monerans. What kingdom do you think
fungi belong to?
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How are mosses different from seed plants? How are they similar?
Think about these characteristics.
size stem flowers leaves roots rhizoids spores
Mosses are/have … but seed plants … Both mosses and seed
plants are/have …
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What are the characteristics of fungi?
Mushrooms, mould and yeast are all fungi. They have several
characteristics in common.
What are the characteristics of monerans?
Monerans are microscopic, but not all share the same characteristics.
Nutrition
Fungi produce a substance
which breaks down plant and
animal matter. This enables
the fungus to absorb the
nutrients from the decaying
matter.
Fungi bodies
Most fungi are multicellular organisms,
but some are unicellular, like yeast and
mould. Many multicellular fungi consist
of a
cap
, a
stem
and a network
of
hyphae
, long tubular structures.
Moneran shapes
Monerans are simple unicellular
organisms; they don’t have
bodies. The shape of the cell
varies according to the type of
organism.
Extremities
Some monerans have a tail that helps them to move
around. Others don’t move: they stay in one place.
Nutrition
Some monerans produce a
substance that breaks down
plant or animal matter: they
are heterotrophs. This helps
them to absorb nutrients.
Other monerans make
their own food: they are
autotrophs.
Reproduction
Fungi produce spores that are
carried by the wind.
Reproduction
Most monerans reproduce by dividing. That
is, one cell becomes two separate cells.
Truffles are edible fungi
that grow underground.
Dogs or pigs are used to
find them. Truffles can be
very expensive, about
2000€ a kilo.
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