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Section 1- Nature and variety of living things a) Characteristics of living organisms - b) Variety of living organisms

1.2 describe the common features shared by organisms within the following main groups: plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, protoctists and viruses, and for each group describe examples and their features 1.3 recall the term ‘pathogen’ and know that pathogens may be fungi, bacteria, protoctists or viruses.
 * Learning outcomes (s//tudents will be assessed on their ability to)//**

//N.B. You will see the name Protista used to describe the same Kingdom as Protoctista. Protoctista is the new name for the kingdom. Additionally the kingdom has been extended to include multicellular organisms such Kelp, though this is beyond the scope of what you have been asked to learn.//

Fungi are not just about mushrooms - learn about the cordyceps fungi (clip from BBC Planet Earth) media type="custom" key="23692034"
 * Starter**

1. Download the notes outline media type="custom" key="26480744" 2. Use the tutorial links and notes below to help your understanding. 3. Create your own notes using the guidance and then answer the summary questions as directed.
 * Approach **

These video tutorials from [|Click4Biology]address each learning outcome. It's recommended that you use them both as part of your learning and your revision. Download links are provided for those who have trouble accessing Youtube.
 * Video Tutorials **

1.2 Variety of life/Kingdoms [|download] media type="custom" key="24665160"

1.3 Pathogens [|download] media type="custom" key="24665166"

Brainpop covers the following areas and contains a lot of good information to help your understanding:
 * Tutorials **
 * [|Six Kingdoms]
 * [|Bacteria]
 * [|Protists]

ClickBiology has a good presentation on [|plants, bacteria, viruses and fungi]. Remember though the objectives are for a different course just use the presentation to help you with the workbook and classwork

This video from Great Pacific Media brings the kingdom of Protoctists to life media type="custom" key="23692064"

More detail on viruses from Bozeman Science media type="custom" key="23692118"


 * Possible activities **

__1.2 Variety of life / Kingdoms__

Complete the summary table the best you can by yourself. Then work in groups to improve your work before reviewing it again as a class:

photosynthesis? || How store carbohydrates? || Structure? || Feeding? || Movement? || Reproduction? || Eg.s ||
 * __ Classification- Kingdoms __**
 * Name of kingdom || Multi/uni- cellular || Organelles present? || Respiration/

Help notes for classification of kingdoms

__Alternative activity for 1.2__ Read through the Help notes for classification of kingdoms. Your task is to find images, diagrams or drawing of example organisms from each kingdom (more than one image or diagram may of course be used if helpful). Turn the notes into annotations that accompany your diagrams. Your work could be done in one of the following forms:
 * Slideshow (an example of this is the ClickBiology presentation on [|plants, bacteria, viruses and fungi])
 * Revision poster
 * Notes in your exercise book

__1.3 Pathogens__

In your notebook under section 1.3:
 * 1) Write down the definition of a pathogen.
 * 2) Research 3 diseases caused by each of the following: fungi, bacteria, viruses, protoctists. For each disease briefly describe it's symptoms and how it is transmitted and how it can be treated.