Comparing and contrasting the Six kingdoms By: Maynard Jackson Science Department
Archaeabacteria Eubacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia The Six Kingdoms Archaeabacteria Eubacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
Archaebacteria Prokaryotic Unicellular (one cell) Cell wall not made from peptidoglycan Can live in the most extreme conditions (example: the Dead Sea, volcanoes, or hot sulfur springs ************** Can be either autotroph or heterotroph Asexual reproduction (binary fission or budding
Eubacteria Prokaryotic Unicellular (one cell) Cell wall made from peptidoglycan Live in normal conditions (bathroom, kitchen, outside on a tree …..) Can be either autotroph or heterotroph Asexual reproduction (binary fission or budding
Unicellular (one cell) or multicellular (many cells) Protista Eukaryotic Unicellular (one cell) or multicellular (many cells) Cell wall made from cellulose in some Can be either autotroph (algae) or heterotroph (amoebas )
Fungi Eukaryotic Unicellular (one cell) or multicellular (many cells) Cell wall made from chitin All are heterotrophic Not mobile (cannot move) Absorb nutrients instead of digesting them Many are decomposers (eat dead organisms Example: mushroom
Plantae Eukaryotic Multicellular (many cells) Cell wall made from cellulose All are autotrophs Contain organs (roots, stem, leaves, flowers) Example: Rose bush, Moss, Oak tree ….
Animalia Eukaryotic Multicellular (many cells) No cell walls ******** All are heterotrophs All contain tissues, which in turn leads to organs ( example: skin) Example: spider, monkey, dog, cat
Viruses Nonliving ( they are not alive *****) They are typically just a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA protect by a protein coat They are NOT made of cells or tissues They need a host to keep reproducing more strands of itself They do not belong in the classification system of life because they are nonliving If a virus starts as RNA, then it is called a retrovirus Virus infections, such as the flu, are hard to cure do to the fact that they mutate extraordinarily fast.