KINGDOMS 5.5 Living Systems

Animal Kingdom What makes up the animal kingdom? –Many-celled organisms

What are vertebrates? Animals with backbones Examples: 1.Dogs 2.Fish

What are invertebrates? Animals without backbones Examples: 1.Earthworms 2.Insects

Animal Kingdom Characteristics: 1.Has Many Cells 2.Can not make its own food 3.Reproduce with eggs

Plant Kingdom

What is a vascular plant? A plant that has tubes to deliver nutrients Examples: 1.Oak trees 2.Roses

What is a nonvascular plant? A plant without the tubes Examples: 1.Moss 2.Lichen

Plant Kingdom Characteristics 1.Photosynthesis – makes own food 2.Reproduce through spores

Moneran Kingdom

Moneran Kingdom Characteristics 1.One-celled 2.No nucleus 3.Some make own food/some feed on living/once living things

Examples of Monerans 1.Blue-green algae 2.Bacteria 3.viruses

How helpful? 1.Help us digest food 2.Used to make cheese and medicine How Harmful? 1. 1.Cause diseases and destroys health cells 2. 2.Decays fruits and vegetables

Protist Kingdom

Protist Kingdom Characteristics 1.One-celled 2.Has a nucleus 3.Can make own food or consume food in its environment

Examples of Protists 1.Amoebas 2.Diatom

Fungi Kingdom

Fungi Characteristics 1.Many Celled 2.Live and grow on source of food

Examples 1.Mushrooms 2.Yeasts 3.Molds