Answer to Question #111686 in English for Felicia Ngubandze

Question

Describe the characteristics of Kingdom Protista, Plantae, Fungi and Animalia

Answer 1

Kingdom Protista

•  Protista are eukaryotic and can be unicellular or simple multicellular
•  They reproduce sexually or asexually

Kingdom Fungi

•  Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that can be multicellular or unicellular.
•  Mushrooms and moulds are examples of multicellular fungi and yeast is an example of a unicellular fungi. All fungi have a cell wall made of chitin
•  Fungi are heterotrophic organisms
• They store carbon as glycogen, not in the form of starch
• They reproduce sexually and asexually by spore formation

Kingdom Plantae

• Organisms belonging to the plant kingdom are eukaryotic and multicellular organisms
• They have a distinct cell wall made of cellulose
• Plants contain plastids and photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll
• Plants undergo both sexual and asexual reproduction

Kingdom Animalia

•  Members of the animal kingdom are eukaryotic and multicellular but have no cell wall
• They are mostly motile and they are heterotrophic
•  They reproduce sexually or asexually
• ü Animals store carbon as glycogen and fat