NUMBER OF CELLS |
Unicellular |
Unicellular |
Most unicellular, some colonial, some multicellular |
Most unicellular some unicellular |
Multicellular |
Multicellular |
MODE OF NUTRITION |
Autotroph or heterotroph |
Autotroph or heterotroph |
Autotroph or heterotroph |
Heterotroph |
Autotroph |
Heterotroph |
EXAMPLE |
Streptococcus, Escherichia coli |
Methanogens,halophiles Amoeba,Paramecium, slime molds |
Amoeba,Paramecium, slime molds |
Mushrooms, yeasts |
Mosses, ferns, flowering plants |
Sponges, worms, insects, fishes, mammals |