1. Highest level of organization in Linnaean Taxonomy
kingdoms

2. KINGDOMS
In Linnaean Taxonomy the Kingdom is the largest group into which organisms can be classified
Organisms are placed into a Kingdom based upon three criteria:
Type of Cell: Prokayotic/Eukaryotic
Level of Organization: Unicellular/Multicellular
Method of Energy Conversion: Autotroph/Heterotroph
6 KINGDOMS
ARCHAEBACTERIA
FUNGI
EUBACTERIA
PLANTAE
PROTISTA
ANIMALIA

3. ARCHAEBACTERIA “old-bacteria”
Type of Cell
Prokaryotic
Metabolism
Autotrophic (Chemo/Photo) and Heterotrophic
Cell Number
Unicellular
Reproduction
Asexual: Binary fission
Examples
Thermoacidophiles: volcanic vent bacteria, 3 &4 Methanogens: decomposition/digestion, 1 Halophiles: salt loving, 2

4. EUBACTERIA “True-bacteria”
Type of Cell
Prokaryotic
Metabolism
Heterotrophic, some Photosynthetic Autotrophs
Cell Number
Unicellular
Reproduction
Asexual: Binary Fission
Examples
Disease causing bacteria, probiotics, decomposing
strep
E. coli
staph
Spirillus: spiral
Cocci: round
Bacillus: rods

5. PROTISTA “First-organism”
Type of Cell
Eukaryotic
Metabolism
Photosynthetic Autotrophs/ Heterotrophs
Cell Number
Unicellular/ Multicellular Colonials
Reproduction
Asexual : Mitosis
Examples
Algae, seaweed, ‘zooplankton’, ‘phytoplankton’
paramecium
volvox
amoeba
spirogyra
plasmodium
dinoflagellates
euglena

6. FUNGI “sphongus” Greek for sponge-like
Type of Cell
Eukaryotic
Metabolism
Heterotrophic: saprophyte(absorb from decomposition)
Cell Number
Unicellular/ True Multicellular
Reproduction
Asexual: mitosis Sexual: gamete union
Examples
Yeast, molds, mildew, mushrooms, puffballs
Penicillium mold
toadstools
brackett
Black mold
yeast
mushroom
puffball

7. PLANTAE mosses Type of Cell Eukaryotic Metabolism
Photosynthetic Autotrophs
Cell Number
True Multicellular
Reproduction
Asexual: budding, runners Sexual: meiosis
Examples
moss, ferns, conifers, flowering
mosses
ferns
conifers
flowering

8. ANIMALIA birds Type of Cell Eukaryotic Metabolism
Heterotrophic (consume nutrients)
Cell Number
Multicellular Colonial / True Multicellular
Reproduction
Asexual (regeneration) Sexual
Examples
invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
mammals
invertebrates
amphibians
birds
fish
reptiles

9. Directions: 6 Kingdoms Chart
TEXT
Holt Biology(Owl) pg , pg
Glencoe Biology(Zebra) pg
Complete the chart with this information:
TYPE OF CELL
PROKARYOTIC/EUKARYOTIC
METABOLISM(Energy Conversion)
AUTOTROPHIC(photosynthetic or chemosynthetic) HETEROTROPHIC
CELL NUMBER(Level of Organization)
UNICELLULAR/MULTICELLULAR
REPRODUCTION
ASEXUAL/SEXUAL
SYMMETRY
Cross out this category, use the space for more examples
EXAMPLES
LIST EXAMPLES FROM THE MAJOR GROUPS WITHIN THE KINGDOM