6 Kingdoms of all Organisms Bacteria Protists Fungi Plants Animals

Bacteria Single-celled No Nucleus Can be Harmful or Helpful Can only be seen with a microscope

Protists Single-celled or Multi-celled Characteristics of plants, animals and or fungi Examples are algae, slime mold and amoebas

Fungi Single-celled or Multi-Celled Has a Nucleus Gets nutrition by absorbing nutrients from decomposing organisms – Doesn’t make own food like plants Ex. Mushrooms Ex. Athlete’s Foot

Animals – Two Main Classes Vertebrates - Backbone Invertebrates – No backbone Mammals Reptiles Fish Amphibians Birds Insects Worms Lobsters, Shrimp, Crabs Jellyfish

Mammals Give birth to live young (exception:Platypus) Have hair or fur Nurse babies with milk Warm-blooded Tricky Mammals: Bats, Whales and Platypuses

Reptiles Cold-Blooded Scales Usually lay eggs Ex. Snakes, turtles, alligators

Fish Live in water Lay eggs Cold-blooded Use gills to breathe under water

Amphibians Cold-Blooded Moist Skin Live on land and water Ex. Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts

Birds Warm-blooded Have feathers and wings Usually fly (exceptions are penguins and ostriches) Lay eggs

Plants Vascular – tube transport system Non-vascular – No tube transport system Use a vein-like or tube structure to suck in water and nutrients Can be large in size Can live further away from water source Ex. Roses, Oak Tree, Ferns No tube system to transport water Absorbs water directly from the ground Must live near water source Very small in size

Invertebrates Do not have a backbone Ex. Worms, insects, jellyfish, lobsters, shrimp, crab

Non Vascular Plants No tubes to carry water or nutrients Reproduce by using spores Examples are mosses, liverworts, and hornworts Many species are short and grow close to the ground

Vascular Plants and spore reproduction Ferns-They do not have seeds Vascular Plants and spore reproduction Ferns-They do not have seeds. They use spores to reproduce.

Vascular Plants with seed reproduction Angiosperm-Makes fruits and flowers Gymnosperm- no fruit or flowers, no seed cover

Angiosperm Makes fruits or flowers Most plants are angiosperms

Gymnosperms Conifers-Pines, spruces, firs

Gymnosperms Cycads