1. Traveling Through Six Kingdoms
An Introduction to the
Six Kingdoms of Life
Martin 2011

2. Characteristics of Life
All living things have CELLS:
All living things sense and respond to change
All Living things reproduce
All living things have DNA
All living things use energy
All living things grow and develop

3. Two Types of Cells Prokaryote Simple cells DNA not in nucleus
Eukaryote
Complex cells
DNA in nucleus

4. Prokaryotes: Two Kingdoms
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria

5. Kingdom Archeabacteria
May be the oldest form of life: billion years ago
Most live in extreme places similar to our young Earth: deep sea vents, boiling mud around volcanoes, very salty water (Dead Sea), acidic water
Extremophiles

6. Specs: Unicellular: One cell Prokaryote: DNA is not in a nucleus
Most are Heterotrophs (consumers); a few are Autotrophs (producers)
Asexual reproduction

7. Kingdom: Eubacteria Live all around us, in us, and on us
Most are very useful:
Break down waste
Make cheese and yogurt
Make Vitamin K
Make Oxygen
A few cause disease

8. Specs Unicellular : one cell Prokaryote: DNA is not in a nucleus
Most are Heterotrophs(consumers); a few are Autotrophs (producers)
Live under “normal” conditions
Chemical composition is very different form Archeabacteria: Different type of DNA
Asexual reproduction

9. Let’s Look at a Few Shapes
Cocci Bacilli Spirilla
(round) (rod) (spiral)

10. Eukaryotes : Four Kingdoms
Protista Fungi
Plantae Animalia

11. Kingdom: Protista The “Leftover” Kingdom Plant-like Animal-like
Fungus-like

12. Specs **Unicellular OR Multicellular Eukaryote: DNA is in a nucleus
**Heterotrophs and Autotrophs
(Consumers and producers)
**Asexual AND sexual reproduction
**most common

13. Kingdom Fungi Mushrooms, molds and mildews Most are useful
(food, decomposers)
A few cause disease:
Athlete’s foot
Ringworm
Serious plant diseases

14. Specs Most are Multicellular Eukaryotes: DNA is in a nucleus
ALL are Heterotrophs (consumers)
Decomposers (dead material)
Parasites (living material)
Asexual AND **sexual reproduction

15. Kingdom Plantae From tiny Mosses to
giant Redwood trees, all plants use Photosynthesis to obtain energy

16. Specs ALL are Multicellular Eukaryotes: DNA is in a nucleus
ALL are Autotrophs (producers)
Contain Chlorophyll (green pigment) for Photosynthesis
**Sexual and asexual reproduction

17. Kingdom Animalia Most animals can MOVE to find food
(at least during part of their life cycle)
All animals must EAT
Carnivore (Animals/ meat)
Herbivore (Plants)
Omnivore (Both plant and animal)
Detritivore (Dead material)
Parasites (Living material)

18. Specs ALL are Multicellular Eukaryotes: DNA is in a nucleus
ALL are Heterotrophs (consumers)
Most Move
**Sexual and asexual reproduction

19. The Animal Kingdom at a Glance

20. Thank you for visiting the Six Kingdoms of Life