6 Kingdoms of all Organisms Bacteria Protists Fungi

6 Kingdoms of all Organisms • Bacteria • Protists • Fungi • Plants • Animals

Bacteria • Single-celled • No Nucleus • Can be Harmful or Helpful • Can only be seen with a microscope

Protists • Single-celled or Multi-celled • Characteristics of plants, animals and or fungi • Examples are algae, slime mold and amoebas

Fungi • Single-celled or Multi-Celled • Has a Nucleus • Gets nutrition by absorbing nutrients from decomposing organisms – Doesn’t make own food like plants • Ex. Mushrooms • Ex. Athlete’s Foot

Animals – Two Main Classes Invertebrates – No backbone Vertebrates - Backbone • • • Mammals Reptiles Fish Amphibians Birds • • Insects Worms Lobsters, Shrimp, Crabs Jellyfish

Mammals • • • Give birth to live young (exception: Platypus) Have hair or fur Nurse babies with milk Warm-blooded Tricky Mammals: Bats, Whales and Platypuses

Reptiles • Cold-Blooded • Scales • Usually lay eggs • Ex. Snakes, turtles, alligators

Fish • • Live in water Lay eggs Cold-blooded Use gills to breathe under water

Amphibians • Cold-Blooded • Moist Skin • Live on land water • Ex. Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts

Birds • Warm-blooded • Have feathers and wings • Usually fly (exceptions are penguins and ostriches) • Lay eggs

Plants Vascular – tube transport system • Use a vein-like or tube structure to suck in water and nutrients • Can be large in size • Can live further away from water source • Ex. Roses, Oak Tree, Ferns Non-vascular – No tube transport system • No tube system to transport water • Absorbs water directly from the ground • Must live near water source • Very small in size

Invertebrates • Do not have a backbone • Ex. Worms, insects, jellyfish, lobsters, shrimp, crab

Non Vascular Plants • • No tubes to carry water or nutrients Reproduce by using spores Examples are mosses, liverworts, and hornworts Many species are short and grow close to the ground