The kingdom of fungi is made up of variety of organisms, such as mushrooms, yeast, molds, etc. The organisms in this kingdom live by decomposing and absorbing the organic molecules on which they grow.
The major characteristics of the organisms in the fungi kingdom is that they possess hyphae, which they use for absorption of nutrients.
The organisms in the fungi kingdom are multi cellular eukaryortic and are incapable of producing their own food, that is, they are heterotrophs.
Insects, arachnids, and crustaceans
Insects have 3 body segments. (head, thorax, abdomen)
Have a hard exoskeleton made of chitin.
Appendages be used for feeding, defense, sensory and reception.
Invertebrate phyla that obtains oxygen by using gills (marine) or air tubes (terrestrial.)
Use pincers and stingers as attack weapons to defend themselves
Characterized by having jointed legs, segmented bodies, and sometimes wings