Classification Unit 2 ~ The 6 Kingdoms

Prokaryotic Kingdoms ~

Archaebacteria ~
- Unicellular
-Autotrophic/Heterotrophic
-Asexual Reproduction
-Extremophiles
-Cell wall without peptidoglycan
- Ex: Acidophiles (love acid environments)

Bacteria Domain ~

Kingdom ~

Eubacteria~
- Unicellular
-Autotrophic/Heterotrophic
-Asexual Reproduction
- Common bacteria
-Cell Wall with peptidoglycan
- Ex: Ex: Strep throat, skin infections

Eukaryotic Kingdoms


Protista ~

• Eukaryotes

• unicellular or multicellular

• heterotrophs or autotrophs

• Asexual or sexual reproduction

• plant or animal like

• Ex: amoeba

Fungi~

-Eukaryotes

-Most are multicellular, some unicellular

-Heterotrophs (consumers and decomposers)

-Sexual OR Asexual reproduction

-Extracellular digestion and absorption

-Cell walls with chitin

-Ex. Mold, mushrooms

Plantae ~
-Eukaryotes

-Multicellular

-Autotrophs (photosynthetic)

-Asexual or sexual reproduction

-Food base for communities

-Cell walls with cellulose

-Ex: Trees, Shrubs, Flowers

Animalia ~

-Eukaryotes

-Multicellular

-Heterotrophs

-mainly sexual reproduction

-mainly sexual

-Move about during at least some stage of their life

-No Cell Wall

-Ex: Humans (Yep, we’re in this kingdom)

Classification

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species