1. Six Kingdoms of Life
Seventh Grade Science

2. Six Kingdoms
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Protists
Fungi
Plants
Animals

3. Archaebacteria Oldest form of life Singe cell organism (unicellular)
Found in extreme environments
Geysers
Hotsprings
Volcanic ocean vents

5. Eubacteria Second oldest form of life
Single cell organism (unicellular)
Most familiar bacteria
Streptococcus
Lactobacillus
Staphylococcus

7. Protists “Odds and Ends” kingdom
All microscopic organisms that are not plants, not animal, not bacteria, and not fungi.
Single cell organism (unicellular)
Protozoa, Amoeba

9. Fungi Most are multi-cellular organism Mold, mildew, mushrooms
Some are very important to ecosystems or as food.
Some cause diseases – ringworm, and athlete’s foot

11. Plants Second largest kingdom Multi-cellular organisms
Producers (make their own food)
Without plants life as we know it would not exist.

13. Animals Largest kingdom Multi-cellular Consumers – must eat for energy
Over 1 million known species