Six Kingdom

Notes

Characteristics ChartKingdom ArchaebacteriaCell Type Prokaryotes

Cell Structures Have cell walls that lack peptidoglycan

Body Form

Nutrition

Examples Methanogens, halophiles

Characteristics ChartKingdom ArchaebacteriaCell Type Prokaryotes

Cell Structures Have cell walls that lack peptidoglycan

Body Form Unicellular

Nutrition

Examples Methanogens, halophies

Characteristics ChartKingdom ArchaebacteriaCell Type Prokaryotes

Cell Structures Have cell walls that lack peptidoglycan

Body Form Unicellular

Nutrition Autotrophic or heterotrophic

Examples Methanogens, halophiles, sulfolobus

Reproduction

Asexual: Binary Fission

Characteristics ChartKingdom EubacteriaCell Type

Cell Structures Have cell walls made up of peptidoglycan

Body Form Unicellular

Nutrition Autotrophic or Heterotrophic

Examples

Characteristics ChartKingdom EubacteriaCell Type Prokaryotes

Cell Structures Have cell walls made up of peptidoglycan

Body Form Unicellular

Nutrition Autotrophic or Heterotrophic

Examples

Characteristics ChartKingdom EubacteriaCell Type Prokaryotes

Cell Structures Have cell walls made up of peptidoglycan

Body Form Unicellular

Nutrition Autotrophic or Heterotrophic

Examples Streptococcus, E. Coli, Staphylococcus

Reproduction

Asexual: Binary Fission

Characteristics ChartKingdom ProtistaCell Type

Cell Structures Have a nucleus, mitochondria, some have chloroplasts

Body Form

Nutrition Autotrophic or Heterotrophic

Examples Ameba, paramecium

Characteristics ChartKingdom ProtistaCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell Structures Have a nucleus, mitochondria, some have chloroplasts

Body Form

Nutrition Autotrophic or Heterotrophic

Examples Ameba, paramecium

Characteristics ChartKingdom ProtistaCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell Structures Have a nucleus, mitochondria, some have chloroplasts

Body Form Mostly unicellular, some multicellular

Nutrition Autotrophic or Heterotrophic

Examples Amoeba, paramecium, euglena

Reproduction

Mostly Asexual: Binary fission,

Some sexual: Conjugation

Characteristics ChartKingdom FungiCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell StructuresHave a nucleus, mitochondria, but no chloroplasts, have a cell wall made of chitin

Body Form Most multicellular, some unicellular

Nutrition

Examples

Characteristics ChartKingdom FungiCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell Structures Have a cell wall made of chitin

Body Form Most multicellular, some unicellular

Nutrition Heterotrophic (absorption)

Examples

Characteristics ChartKingdom FungiCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell StructuresHave a nucleus, mitochondria, but no chloroplasts, have a cell wall made of chitin

Body Form Most multicellular, some unicellular

Nutrition Heterotrophic (decomposers)

Examples Yeast, molds, mushrooms

Reproduction

Mostly Asexual: Binary Fission & Spores

Characteristics ChartKingdom PlantaeCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell Structures Have a cell wall made of cellulose

Body Form

Nutrition

Examples Mosses, ferns, flower plants, seaweeds

Characteristics ChartKingdom PlantaeCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell StructuresHave a nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, have a cell wall made of cellulose

Body Form Multicellular

Nutrition

Examples Mosses, ferns, flower plants, oak trees

Characteristics ChartKingdom PlantaeCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell StructuresHave a nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, have a cell wall made of cellulose

Body Form Multicellular

Nutrition Autotrophic (process?)

Examples Mosses, ferns, flower plants, seaweeds

Reproduction

Mostly Sexual: sperm(pollen) & egg (ovule)

Some: Asexual: spores, budding, regeneration

Characteristics ChartKingdom AnimaliaCell Type

Cell Structures

Body Form Multicellular

Nutrition Heterotrophic

Examples

Characteristics ChartKingdom AnimaliaCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell Structures

Body Form Multicellular

Nutrition Heterotrophic

Examples

Characteristics ChartKingdom AnimaliaCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell Structures Have no cell wall

Body Form Multicellular

Nutrition Heterotrophic

Examples

Characteristics ChartKingdom AnimaliaCell Type Eukaryotes

Cell Structures Have a nucleus, mitochondria, but no chloroplasts, have no cell wall

Body Form Multicellular

Nutrition Heterotrophic

ExamplesSponges, worms, snails, insects, fish, mammals, birds,

Reproduction

Mostly Sexual: sperm & egg

Some are Asexual: budding, regeneration ,fragmentation

Diagram

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Dichotomous Keying• Used to identify organisms• Characteristics given in

pairs• Read both characteristics

and either go to another set of characteristics OR identify the organism

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Example of Dichotomous Key

•1a Tentacles present – Go to 2•1b Tentacles absent – Go to 3•2a Eight Tentacles – Octopus•2b More than 8 tentacles – 3•3a Tentacles hang down – go to 4•3b Tentacles upright–Sea Anemone•4a Balloon-shaped body–Jellyfish•4b Body NOT balloon-shaped - 5

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