Diversity of Living things

Diversity of organisms All living things have many things in common – Growth, Movement, Reproduction, Respiration, Response, Nutrition and Excretion But they also have many differences - body plans, behaviour, niches etc.

Classification of organisms Living things are divided into five Kingdoms: Living things Monera Protista Fungi Plants Animals Necessary due to the large number of organisms in the world – makes it easier to manage – like our wardrobe. Every single living thing must fit into one of these groups. Kingdoms!

The Monera Also called the Prokaryotes Single celled or a chain of independent cells No proper nucleus or enclosed organelles Live on land, in salt water, in fresh water, and are air borne! Places where they live: salt water, fresh water, soil, air, plants, animals, hotsprings, Spirral, baccilus and coccus types.

The Protista Single celled or simple organisms which have a nucleus Are found anywhere that water is present – ponds, lakes ,oceans, damp soil etc.

The Fungi Include moulds, yeasts, lichens and mushrooms Can not carry out photosynthesis Mainly terrestrial – live in rotting plants and animals, found in the soil, live in other living organisms etc Moulds are microscopic fungi Yeasts are single celled fungi Lichens are fungi

The Plants Multicellular and complex organisms Carry out photosynthesis to make food Non flowering plant, mosses

The Animals Multicellular and complex organisms Are consumers – eat other organisms to get food what about humans?

Animals

What is in each kingdom? Prokaryote (Monera )kingdom: simple single-celled organisms that feed by a number of different methods. Protista (Protoctist) kingdom: complex single-celled organisms and all of the algae (including multicellular algae) that feed by a number of different methods. Fungus kingdom: multicellular organisms with little cellular differentiation that feed heterotrophically by absorption. Plant kingdom: multicellular organisms that feed by photosynthesis. Animal kingdom: multicellular organisms that feed heterotrophically by ingestion.

Viruses ??? Having living and non living traits! Scientists haven't yet come to a decision about what to do about viruses and which group to put them into! Yellow – mumps virus Aids virus attacking a cell Pink – measles virus 3d is the cow pox virus

Check your learning.. How are living things are classified? Name the 5 groups of living things What are the characteristics of the monera? Are protists prokaryotes or eukartoyes? How do fungi feed? What can all plants do that animals cant?