1. LGMS 7th Grade – Life Science Tuesday, September 8, 2015

2. Standards
S7L1b
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to classify organisms into one of the six kingdoms based on physical characteristics.

3. Overview Lesson Title: 6 Kingdoms
Lesson Description: This lesson will introduce the six kingdoms and will provide descriptions and examples of each.

4. Rational
It is important for you to know this information because as we move through our study of ecology, you will begin to see how organisms, no matter their kingdom, depend on one another for basic needs in order to survive.

5. Essential Question
How can learning about the six kingdoms help us better understand our world?

6. Prior Learning
You recently learned what an organism is and the characteristics of all living things. You will now apply what you have already learned to gain a better understanding of the physical characteristics of each of the six kingdoms.
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7. Archaebacteria Structural organization: Unicellular, prokaryotic
How energy is obtained: Producers, consumers, or decomposers
Examples: thermophiles, halophiles, methanogens
Other info:
Live in hostile places where other organisms cannot survive – hot springs, salty, acidic environments
3 Categories – salt-, heat-, and acid-lovers
Some are methane producers – are anaerobic
Archae means “old” – oldest known organisms on Earth

8. Archaebacteria
Hot Springs of Yellowstone National Park
Halobacteria

9. Eubacteria Structural organization: Unicellular, prokaryotic
How energy is obtained: Producers, consumers, or decomposers
Examples: cynobacteria, gram positive
Other info:
Most common – live in water, soil, inside and on human body; can be harmful or helpful
Larger of 2 bacteria kingdoms
Grouped according the cell shape and structure

10. Eubacteria
E. coli

11. Protista
Structural organization: Most unicellular, some multicellular, eukaryotic
How energy is obtained: Producers, consumers, or decomposers
Examples: 3 categories:
plant-like (algae – producers)
animal-like, (protozoans – consumers)
fungus-like (slime molds – decomposers)
Other info:
Evolved from bacteria about 2 billion years ago
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12. Fungus-like - Slime Mold
Protista
Fungus-like - Slime Mold
Animal-like - Protoza
Plant-like – Algae

13. Fungi
Structural organization: Multicellular or unicellular, eukaryotic
How energy is obtained: Heterotrophs (decomposers) – get food from outside source
Examples: molds, mushrooms, yeast
Other info:
Cell wall of chitin
Absorb nutrients by breaking down organic material

14. Fungi
Mushrooms
Yeast
Mold

15. Plantae Structural organization: Multicellular, eukaryotic
How energy is obtained: Autotrophs (producers) – make their own food using photosynthesis
Examples: trees, ferns, flowers, mosses
Other info:
Cell wall of cellulose
Usually green – contain chlorophyll
2 categories: vascular, non-vascular

16. Plantae
Trees
Ferns

17. Animalia Structural organization: Multicellular, eukaryotic
How energy is obtained: Heterotrophs (consumers)
Examples: Humans, insects, reptiles, amphibians, worms, sponges
Other info:
Most can move from place to place
Usually green – contain chlorophyll
2 categories: vertebrates, invertebrates

18. Animalia Most complex multicellular organisms Eukaryote
Most can move from place to place
2 categories:
1. Vertebrates – nervous column
Ex: reptiles, amphibians, people
Invertebrates – no nerve column
Ex: sponge, worms, bugs
Consumers/Heterotrophs – herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores
Kingdom_Animalia.asf

19. Animalia

20. Student Practice
You will use your notes to complete the corresponding boxes for all six kingdoms on the Keys to the Kingdom Activity.