Kingdoms of Life Characteristics CSCOPE Unit 10 lesson 02 **Before showing the information on each slide, be sure to ask students what they think the characteristics of each kingdom might be, based on their background knowledge and their experience doing the investigation.

ARCHAE Major Characteristics Formerly called “Archaebacteria” Prokaryote Unicellular (one celled) Have cell wall (peptidoglycan) Autotroph or heterotroph Asexual reproduction If you have not already, review with students the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Graphic citation: By me, derivative work (based on wikipedia commons Image:Halobacteria.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/thermalfeatures/hotspringsterraces/midwaylower/Images/17708.jpg (Discuss with students that archae are often found in extreme environments.)

BACTERIA Major Characteristics Prokaryote Unicellular (one celled) Have cell wall (peptidoglycan) Autotroph or heterotroph Asexual reproduction Helpful and harmful Discuss with students briefly about bacteria that are helpful (such as bacteria in the gut) and bacteria that are harmful (those that cause disease such as e. coli). Photo citations: By Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons By CDC [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

PROTISTA Major Characteristics Eukaryote Most unicellular Some colonial, some multicellular May have a cell wall (cellulose) Autotroph or heterotroph Asexual or sexual reproduction Image citations: By GreenBlueRed (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons By Jerry Kirkhart [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons (slime mold)

FUNGI Major Characteristics Eukaryote Most multicellular, some unicellular Cell wall (chitin) Heterotroph Asexual or sexual reproduction Image citations: By Przykuta (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons By Snežana Trifunović (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons

PLANTAE Major Characteristics Eukaryote Multicellular Cell wall (cellulose) Autotroph Asexual or sexual reproduction Image citations: By User:Newt (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons By Crusier (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

ANIMALIA Major Characteristics Eukaryote Multicellular No cell wall Heterotroph Sexual reproduction Image citations: By Akio Tanikawa (http://spider.fun.cx/okinawa/yanbarukimuragumo.htm) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons I, ArtMechanic [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons By Elma from Reykjavík (Gullfiskur) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons