Question

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of organisms in the kingdom Animalia?

• A. Eukaryotic cells without walls
• B. Multicellularity
• C. Obtaining nutrients by ingestion
• D. Storage of carbohydrates as starch

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Storage of carbohydrates as starch

• Plants store complex carbohydrates as starch and animals store them as glycogen in the muscles and liver.
• Glycogen is synthesized and stored mainly in the liver and the muscles.
• Animals do not have a cell wall but have the outermost plasma membrane or cell membrane on the exterior and with well-developed organelles enclosed in membranes (eukaryotes) and are also multicellular (being made of more than one cell) and are heterotrophic as animals cannot make their own food.

So, the correct option is, 'Storage of carbohydrates as starch'.