1.3 Kingdoms and Domains

What are the 6 kingdoms of living organisms ?

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Protista

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

What is the biosphere ?

• part of the earth that is inhabited by living organisms

• soil, water, and air

What is Prokaryotic ?

• small basic cells lacking a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles

• only unicellular organisms

• Found in archaebacteria and eubacteria

What is Eukaryotic

• larger and more advanced cells that have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

• Found in protist, fungi, plants, and animals

• It can be either unicellular or multicellular

What are the 3 domains ?

• Bacteria - unicellular prokaryotic cells

• Archaea - unicellular prokaryotic cells

• Eukarya - unicellular or multicellular eukaryotic cells