Kingdom Characteristics

Protists, Fungi, Prokaryotes

Fungi (multicellular or unicellular)

Mostly multicellular

Protists (multicellular or unicellular)

Mostly unicellular

Prokaryotes (multicellular or unicellular)

Always unicellular

How do fungi reproduce

Budding (asexual reproduction)

Example of a Protist

Paramecium

Example of unicellular fungus

yeast

Special feature of amoebas

pseudopods for catching prey

Bacteria are

Prokaryotes

Bacteria’s genetic info is stored in

One large circular chromosome

Bacteria [prokaryotes] sometimes contain a _________ for motility

flagella

Example of protist with cillia

Paramecium

Example of protist with flagella

euglena

What are cilia used for in protists

Movement and sensitivity

Is an amoeba a prokaryote

no, it is a protist

Can cells have multiple flagella

Yes

True or False: pseudopods are an organelle of some protists

True - amoebas

True or False: Chloroplasts can sometimes be found in protists

True

True or False: A prokaryote’s DNA is stored within a nucleus

False

True or False: Prokaryotes contain plasmids

True - protists also contain them

Word equation for baking

Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water

Word equation for fermentation

Glucose → carbon dioxide + ethanol

Conditions required by both fungi and bacteria

Moisture, Sugar, Warmth

True or False: Protists and prokaryotes reproduce using binary fission

True

1st thing in a food chain

Producer

2nd in the food chain

Primary consumer

3rd in the food chain

Secondary consumer

4th in the food chain

Tertiary consumer

Which organisms can gather energy from dead material?

Microorganisms (Mould, Protists, Prokaryotes)

Bioaccumulation

When toxins build up in food chains

_________ can make their energy from the sun through photosynthesis

Producers

_________ is mainly transferred up a food chain, but also chemicals

energy

__________ must eat producers to survive. 

consumers