BellringerBellringerHow would a scientist How would a scientist

classify you?classify you? Kingdom AnimaliaKingdom Animalia Phylum ChordataPhylum Chordata Class MammaliaClass Mammalia Order PrimateOrder Primate Family HominidFamily Hominid Genus HomoGenus Homo Species sapienSpecies sapien

The Diversity of Living The Diversity of Living ThingsThings

Most scientists classify organisms Most scientists classify organisms into six kingdoms based on different into six kingdoms based on different characteristics.characteristics.

All organisms are made up of cells All organisms are made up of cells and undergo all of the requirements and undergo all of the requirements of life.of life.

BacteriaBacteria

Bacteria are microscopic, single-Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that usually have celled organisms that usually have cell walls, but no nuclei and cell walls, but no nuclei and reproduce by dividing in half.reproduce by dividing in half.

There are two kingdoms of bacteria:There are two kingdoms of bacteria: Archebacteria (found in harsh Archebacteria (found in harsh

environments)environments) Eubacteria (most common)Eubacteria (most common)

BacteriaBacteria

Some bacteria break down the Some bacteria break down the remains and waste of other remains and waste of other organisms and return nutrients to organisms and return nutrients to the soil. the soil.

Bacteria also live within many Bacteria also live within many organisms and help with their life organisms and help with their life processes.processes.

FungiFungi

A fungus (plural, A fungus (plural, fungi) is an organism fungi) is an organism whose cells have whose cells have nuclei, cell walls and nuclei, cell walls and no chlorophyll.no chlorophyll.

A mushroom is the A mushroom is the reproductive reproductive structure of a fungus. structure of a fungus. The rest of the fungus The rest of the fungus is a network of fibers.is a network of fibers.

FungiFungi

All fungi play an All fungi play an important role in important role in decomposing decomposing other organisms other organisms and cycling and cycling materials materials through the through the environment.environment.

ProtistsProtists Protists are a large Protists are a large

group of organisms group of organisms that can appear to be that can appear to be like animals, plants, or like animals, plants, or even fungi.even fungi.

Algae is the most Algae is the most important protist from important protist from an environmental view. an environmental view. They form the base of They form the base of most aquatic food most aquatic food chains.chains.

PlantsPlants

Plants are many-celled organisms Plants are many-celled organisms with a nucleus and cell wall that with a nucleus and cell wall that make their own food through make their own food through photosynthesis.photosynthesis.

Plants release oxygen and create Plants release oxygen and create sugars that many other organisms sugars that many other organisms depend on.depend on.

PlantsPlants

Gymnosperms are Gymnosperms are plants that plants that reproduce through reproduce through cones. Most are cones. Most are adapted to colder adapted to colder climates.climates.

Angiosperms are Angiosperms are flowering plants. flowering plants. These are the most These are the most common plants. common plants.

AnimalsAnimals

Animals cannot Animals cannot make their own make their own food, have a food, have a nucleus, no cell nucleus, no cell wall, but most are wall, but most are multi-cellular.multi-cellular.

Animals are very Animals are very diverse and depend diverse and depend on other kingdoms on other kingdoms for survival.for survival.