SHAPE SIZE LIVING/ GENETIC FOOD PROTECTIVE CELL MOVEMENT

NON- MATERIAL RESERVE COAT WALL

LIVING
BACTERIA Variable: 0.1 – 10 Living DNA is a No Granules of Slime capsule Composed Yes : due to
rod-shaped micrometres single glycogen, fat that encircles of protein the flagella,
circular and other food the bacteria. and fatty which propels
molecule that reserves may substances. the cell along
is not bound be present by rotating at
by a nuclear the base
membrane
VIRUS Variable: 20-300 Only Small pieces No Does not feed Protein coat No No (always
spherical, nanometres living of nucleic (protects DNA) within a host)
rod-like, when acid Moved by
complicated, inside a (DNA/RNA) passive
polyhedral living surrounded movements
cell using by a protein (eg – wind,
materials coat bloodstream)
provided
FUNGI Spherical or Variable Living In Yes Usually in the Cell wall made Made of No. Moves via
oval (single) chromosome form of of an organic chitin reproductive
Filament : contained in glycogen nitrogenous spores which
(multiple) nucleus granules polysaccharide are carried by
called CHITIN rain or wind)
with a high
tensile strength
AMOEBA Variable: 0.3 mm Living Contained in Yes Food vacuole No. Has cell No Yes:
always across the nucleus (storage unit of membrane Pseudopodia
changing to food) formed which is are used for
move and when amoeba partially movement and
feed has completely permeable. engulfing prey
engulfed its
prey
ANIMAL Variable, 10-30 Living Contained in Yes Glycogen No. Has cell No No (except for
CELL irregular micrometres the nucleus (converted to membrane the sperm)
shape due to or DNA glucose) which is
absence of a strands partially
rigid cell permeable
wall
PLANT Regular 10-100 Living Contained in Yes Starch (found Cell wall Cellulose No
CELL shape due to micrometres the nucleus in cytoplasm (prevents cell cell wall
presence of or DNA of leaves) from bursting
a cellulose strands due to osmotic
cell wall pressures that
may build up)