1. Chapter 1 – Structure of Living Things Lesson 3 – Diversity of Organisms © Brent Coley 2009 | www.mrcoley.com

2. How are living things grouped together? Scientists classify all living things (put them into groups). Scientists classify all living things (put them into groups). There are six groups called kingdoms. A kingdom is the broadest group into which living things are classified. There are six groups called kingdoms. A kingdom is the broadest group into which living things are classified.

3. How are living things grouped together? The six kingdoms: The six kingdoms: Animal Animal Protist Protist Plant Plant Ancient Bacteria Ancient Bacteria Fungus Fungus True Bacteria True Bacteria

4. The Animal Kingdom All animals: All animals: are many-celled are many-celled get energy from eating other living things get energy from eating other living things

5. The Animal Kingdom Animals are divided into two smaller groups: Animals are divided into two smaller groups: vertebrates (with a backbone) vertebrates (with a backbone) invertebrates (without a backbone) invertebrates (without a backbone)

6. The Plant Kingdom All plants: All plants: are many-celled are many-celled can produce their own food can produce their own food

7. The Plant Kingdom Plants are divided into two smaller groups: Plants are divided into two smaller groups: vascular plants (plants with tubes) vascular plants (plants with tubes) nonvascular plants (plants without tubes) nonvascular plants (plants without tubes) Moss

8. The Fungus Kingdom All fungi (plural of fungus): All fungi (plural of fungus): are one-celled or many-celled are one-celled or many-celled cannot make their own food cannot make their own food absorb food from dead organisms around them absorb food from dead organisms around them mushroomsmold

9. The Bacteria Kingdoms All bacteria: All bacteria: are one-celled are one-celled do not have a nucleus do not have a nucleus

10. The Bacteria Kingdoms Bacteria are divided into two kingdoms: Bacteria are divided into two kingdoms: Ancient Bacteria (found in hot springs and salt water environments) Ancient Bacteria (found in hot springs and salt water environments) True Bacteria (found in and on other organisms; can cause disease) True Bacteria (found in and on other organisms; can cause disease)

11. The Protist Kingdom Protists: Protists: don’t fit into other kingdoms don’t fit into other kingdoms can have one or many cells can have one or many cells some make their own food some make their own food some eat other living things some eat other living things some break down dead organisms some break down dead organisms

12. Seaweed, bacteria, and mold images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. All other images courtesy of Microsoft Office Online.