DL

Unit 10: Taxonomy

Archaea

  • Archaea nucleus - prokaryotic
  • Archaea number of cells - unicellular
  • Archaea level of organization - cell
  • Archaea cell wall - uncommon lipids
  • Archaea mode of nutrition - Both(Chemo-Synthetic Autotrophs)
  • Archaea reproduction - asexual
  • Archaea motility/mobility - N/A
  • Archaea other - <100 species, Contain introns
  • Archaea examples - Thermophiles(Hot), Methanogens(Produce methane), Halophiles(Salty)

Bacteria

  • Bacteria nucleus - prokaryotic
  • Bacteria number of cells - unicellular
  • Bacteria level of organization - cell
  • Bacteria cell wall - Peptidoglycan
  • Bacteria mode of nutrition - Both(Photo and chemical synthetic Autotrophs)
  • Bacteria reproduction - asexual
  • Bacteria motility/mobility - Some are motile
  • Bacteria other - 5000+ species, No introns, gave rise to eukaryotes
  • Bacteria examples - E-coli(Rod-shaped), Streptococcus(Spherical)

Protista

  • Protista nucleus - Eukaryotic
  • Protista number of cells - (Mostly) Unicellular
  • Protista level of organization - (Mostly) Cell
  • Protista cell wall - Pectin or none (Green algae = cellulose)
  • Protista mode of nutrition - Both
  • Protista reproduction - (Mostly) Asexual
  • Protista motility/mobility - Some are motile
  • Protista other - Haploid organisms; Have unique cell organelles: gullet, oral groove, food vacuole, anal pore, contractile vacuoles, eyespots, pseudopodia, flagella and cilia (some bacteria have these last two)
  • Protista examples - Algae, Diatoms(used in toothpaste), Amoebas(Pseudopods), Euglena(Flagellum),- Euglena is greena and has a flagena Paramecium(Cilia)

Fungi

  • Fungi nucleus - Eukaryotic

  • Fungi number of cells - (Mostly) Multicellular

  • Fungi level of organization - Tissues

  • Fungi cell wall - Chitin

  • Fungi mode of nutrition -

    Heterotrophs

  • Fungi reproduction - Both

  • Fungi motility/mobility - (Mostly) non-mobile

  • Fungi other - Diploid; multinucleated, act mostly as decomposers

  • Fungi examples -

Plantae

  • Plantae nucleus - Eukaryotic
  • Plantae number of cells - Multicellular
  • Plantae level of organization - Systems
  • Plantae cell wall - Cellulose
  • Plantae mode of nutrition - Autotrophic
  • Plantae reproduction - Sexual
  • Plantae motility/mobility - Non-mobile
  • Plantae other -
  • Plantae examples -

Animalia

  • Animalia nucleus - Eukaryotic
  • Animalia number of cells - Multicellular
  • Animalia level of organization - Systems
  • Animalia cell wall - None
  • Animalia mode of nutrition - Heterotrophs
  • Animalia reproduction - Sexual
  • Animalia motility/mobility - Mobile
  • Animalia other - No cell wall
  • Animalia examples -