2.2 describe the common features shared by organisms within plant, animal, fungi, bacteria, protoctist and virus kingdoms

ORGANISMS	CHARACTERISTIC
Plants	●      multicellular ●      contain chloroplasts: help carry out photosynthesis ●      cells walls made of cellulose ●      store glucose instead of starch: starch is not water soluble, more compact for storage
Animals	●      multicellular ●      consumer: gain nutrition by feeding on animals or plants ●      move by their nervous system ●      store carbohydrates in the form of glycogen
Fungi	●      eg: mushroom, toadstools, mould ●      mycelium, which is made of thread like filaments called hyphae
Bacteria	●      microscopic ●      unicellular: single celled ●      genetic information is stored in cytoplasm, no nucleus ●      decomposer: recycle dead organisms and waste products in the soil and elsewhere ●      bacillus: any rod shaped bacteria ●      coccus: any sphere shaped bacteria
Viruses	●      microscopic ●      infectious → contagious, likely to be transmitted to people ●      protein coat: protein assembled together to protect the virus. DNA and RNA ●      HIV: virus that causes aids ●      DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid ●      RNA: Ribonucleic acid
Protoctista	●      microscopic ●      unicellular ●      amoeba: similar to animal cells ●      chlorella: similar to plant cells ●      plasmodium: organism that causes malaria