Summarised Notes for Organisation of Living Things (Module 2)

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Summarised Notes for Organisation of Living Things

Organisation of cells
Unicellular organisms
 One cell  carries out all metabolic processes
 Either prokaryotic or eukaryotic
 Oldest life form
 E.g. archaea, bacteria & protozoa
Colonial organisms
 Collection of unicellular (indiviidual) cells liviing together in a colony
 Physically connected & interdependent
 If separated, may surviivie on their own
 E.g. violviox & choanofagellates