Six Kingdoms A Brief Summary

6 Kingdoms All living things are grouped into 1 of 6 kingdoms based on their physical traits Animal Plant Fungi Protist Bacteria Archaea

Animal Kingdom Major Traits Multicellular Heterotrophic - eat Have nucleus Most reproduce sexually Vertebrates- have backbone Invertebrates- no backbone Warm blooded -constant temp. Cold blooded - temp. changes with surroundings Major Groups Mammals Birds Fish Reptiles Amphibians Invertebrates - worms, coral, snails, bees, spiders, jellyfish, star fish

Animal Kingdom Video

Metamorphosis Major change in life cycle Examples: 1) Tadpoles to frogs –Gills/tail to lungs/legs 2) Caterpillar to butterfly -fur/crawl to wings/fly

Mammals Have fur, mammary glands to feed young 3 Groups of Mammals 1)Placental - give birth to live young (dogs, humans) 2)Marsupials - pouched mammals (kangaroo) 3)Monotremes- egg-laying mammals (duck-billed platypus spiny ant-eater)

Plant Kingdom

Major Characteristics of Plants Autotrophic- make food and oxygen by photosynthesis Most plants have roots, stems, leaves Roots- anchor plant, store food, absorb water and nutrients Leaves- major site for photosynthesis Stems- move water up to leaves and food down to roots (vascular tissue) Vascular Tissue –Xylem transports water –Phloem transports food/nutrients Most plants reproduce sexually –Pollen - male –Ovules - female Brightly colored and sweet smelling flowers attract pollinators, such as birds and bees.

Fungi Kingdom Major Traits Most are multicellular Have “many nuclei” Hetertrophic - absorb nutrients from dead and decaying organisms Reproduce by spores Made of hyphae- thin thread like strands of cells 3 Groups of Fungi 1)Mushrooms- yummy - can be poisonous 2)Molds- used to make penicillin 3)Yeast- unicellular, used in baking, reproduce by budding

Fungi Video

Protist Kingdom Major Characteristics Unicellular, have a nucleus Live in watery environments Some are autotrophic (make food) Some are heterotrophic (ingest food) Move using flagella, cilia, pseudopods Examples: amoeba, paramecium, euglena, dinoflagellates

Protist Video

Bacteria and Archaea Bacteria –Unicellular –No nucleus –Reproduce asexually –Some are heterotrophic –Some are autotrophic –Different shapes Cocci, streptococci, bacillis Archaea –Unicellular –No nucleus –Reproduce asexually –Live in extreme environments such as hot springs, and salt lakes

Bacteria