material and absorption of the organic products; this is known as saprotrophic nutrition; they may store carbohydrate as glycogen. Examples include Mucor, which has the typical fungal hyphal structure, and yeast, which is single-celled. Protoctists: these are microscopic single-celled organisms. Some, like Amoeba, that live in pond water, have features like an animal cell, while others, like Chlorella, have chloroplasts and are more like plants. A pathogenic example is Plasmodium, responsible for causing malaria. Edexcel International GCSE Critical thinking Reasoning Section 1: The Students will be assessed on Activities: 2(a) Problem solving Interpretation Biology Student Book: Pages nature and variety of ability to: ActiveBook find out more – Reasoning Adaptive learning living organisms 21 viruses, bacteria and Interpretation Adaptability b) Variety of living fungi. describe the common features 1.3 Adaptive learning Initiative organisms Consider current or recent ActiveBook: Page 19 by prokaryotic organisms such Adaptability Self-direction appropriate news items as bacteria. Responsibility relating to viruses, for Perseverance example swine flu or bird flu, Self- regulation or to bacteria. (metacognition,
material and absorption of the organic products; this is known as saprotrophic nutrition; they may store carbohydrate as glycogen. Examples include Mucor, which has the typical fungal hyphal structure, and yeast, which is single-celled. Protoctists: these are microscopic single-celled organisms. Some, like Amoeba, that live in pond water, have features like an animal cell, while others, like Chlorella, have chloroplasts and are more like plants. A pathogenic example is Plasmodium, responsible for causing malaria. 2(a) Section 1: The nature and variety of living organisms b) Variety of living organisms Students will be assessed on ability to: 1.3 describe the common features by prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria. Activities: ActiveBook – find out more viruses, bacteria and fungi. Consider current or recent appropriate news items relating to viruses, for example swine flu or bird flu, or to bacteria. Edexcel International GCSE Biology Student Book: Pages ActiveBook: Page 19 Critical thinking Problem solving Reasoning Interpretation Adaptive learning Adaptability Reasoning Interpretation Adaptive learning Adaptability Initiative Self-direction Responsibility Perseverance Self- regulation (metacognition, 21
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