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| Gleocapsa: is a cyanobacterium which is photosynthetic bacteria. They do not have chloroplasts but do have thylakoid membranes. |
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| Staphylococcus: is commonly found in the human respiratory tract and on the skin. Disease-associated strains often promote infections by producing toxins. |
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| Diatoms: They are vitally important part of the food chain of the ocean. They are unicellular algae that contain photosynthetic pigments that are tiny with rapid rates of reproduction and photosynthetic capacity. |
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| Yeast: Yeast is an important factor in wine and beer. It is common unicellular fungi which reproduce asexually by cell fission or budding. |
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| Bacillus Subtillis: It is found in soil and the gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is used extensively by biotechnology companies because it excels at secreted enzyme production. |
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| Rhizopus: Is a common bread mold and fungus. A mycelium can permeate soil, the water of living tissue. In all cases, the hyphae of a fungus secrete enzymes to digest organic substrates. They then absorb the digested nutrients. |
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Volvox: It is a green algae that consists of many cells bound in a common spherical matrix. It is advance structured that some scientists consider is to be multicellular. |
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| Spirllius Volutans: one of the biggest bacteria species and occurs in fresh water |
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| Spirogyra: It is found on freshwater streams and forms slimy green mats that make the rocks slippery. Is a photosynthetic filamentous green alga. Each cell has ribbon-like chloroplasts. |
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