Algae; is an informal term for a large, diverse group of 聽 photosynthetic 聽 eukaryotic 聽

organisms 聽 that are not necessarily closely related, and is thus 聽 polyphyletic. Included
organisms range from 聽 unicellular 聽 microalgae 聽 genera, such as 聽 Chlorella 聽 and the
聽 diatoms, to 聽 multicellular 聽 forms, such as the 聽 giant kelp, a large 聽 brown alga 聽
which may grow up to 50 聽 m in length. Most are aquatic and 聽 autotrophic 聽 and lack
many of the distinct cell and tissue types, such as 聽 stomata,聽 xylem, and 聽 phloem, which
are found in 聽 land plants. The largest and most complex marine algae are called 聽
seaweeds, while the most complex freshwater forms are the 聽 Charophyta, a 聽 division 聽
of green algae which includes, for example,聽 Spirogyra 聽 and the 聽 stoneworts.
A fungus (plural: fungi[3] or funguses[4]) is any member of the group
of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as
the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, fungi, which is
separate from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals.
Bacteria (/bækˈtɪəriə/ (  listen); common noun bacteria, singular bacterium) are a type
of biological cell. They constitute a large domainof prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a
few micrometres in length, bacteria have a number of shapes, ranging
from spheres to rodsand spirals. Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth,
and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot
springs, radioactive waste,[4] and the deep portions of Earth's crust. Bacteria also live
in symbiotic and parasiticrelationships with plants and animals. Most bacteria have not been
characterised, and only about half of the bacterial phyla have species that can be grown in
the laboratory.[5] The study of bacteria is known as bacteriology, a branch of microbiology
A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of
other organisms. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants
to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.[1]