General Types of
Variation among
Oragnismss
Variation in
Structure Metabolism Reproduction
Modes
Biparental Uniparental
Type Body Mode of Nutrition Variations in
Cell Composition Sexual Asexual
produced from/by
Daughter cells are
Respiration
Made
Made
Organization
of Mode of energy procurement
of
Non-living
Living source source
Aggregate
With One cell Oxygen- Splitting of
of cells Autotrophism Heterotrophism
nucleus
Eukaryotes Unicellular Colonial requiring P. cells
Fission
Energy
Aerobic
source
Digest
food
Buds out
of P. cells
Without Many Series of Solar
Outside
the body
Cannot live Budding
nucleus cells cells energy in presence a portion
Prokaryotes Multicellular Filamentous Photo- Absorptive of Oxygen Anaerobic of parent
Several autotrophism Fragmentation
layers of
Chemical Inside Can live
cells
Thalloid energy the body
with or
Spores
Sporulation
Chemo- Ingestive without Facultative
Several autotrophism Multicellular
organs
Organ-
Oxygen
Anaerobic reproductive
Propagule
forming units formation
Organis
m