6 Kingdoms Kingdom Archaebacteria -prokaryotic -unicellular -mostly autotrophic by chemosynthesis -asexual reproduction usually -simplest cells ex: Sulfolobus, Methanobacterium
6 Kingdoms Kingdom Eubacteria -prokaryotic -unicellular -autotrophic or heterotrophic -asexually by binary fission -may be pathogenic (disease-causing) ex: Escherichia coli, rickettsias
6 Kingdoms Kingdom Protista -eukaryotic -mostly unicellular -autotrophic or heterotrophic -sexual & asexual reproduction -structures for locomotion ex: Euglena, diatoms, most algae, ameoba, paramecium
6 Kingdoms Kingdom Fungi -eukaryotic -mostly multicellular (yeasts – unicellular) -sexually & asexually -heterotrophic by absorption (saprophytes) -no locomotion ex: mushrooms, yeast
6 Kingdoms Kingdom Plantae -eukaryotic -multicellular -sexually & asexually -no locomotion -autotrophic ex: mosses, trees, grasses, flowers
6 Kingdoms Kingdom Animalia -eukaryotic -mulitcellular -sexual & asexual reproduction -locomotion -heterotrophic ex: sponges, fish, humans