-Kingdoms-

-Bacteria-

  • Microscopic/single-celled - Prokaryotes.

  • Prokaryotes play a huge role in…

  1. Decomposition

  2. Nitrogen Fixation

  3. Oxygen Production

Cyanobacteria

  • reproduce/ do bionary fission.

Beneficial Bacteria

  • aid in digestion.

  • produce vitamins.

  • protection against harmful microbes.

Pathogenic Bacteria

  • some can cause diseases.

  • small fraction of the bacterial world.

  • fewer than 100 bacteria are known to cause disease in humans.

ex:

  1. Tuberculosis (lungs)

  2. Pneumonia (lungs)

  3. Typhoid (digestive system)

  4. Tetanus (nervous system)

  • some glow in the dark.

Bioluminescence

  • found in deep-sea angler fish.

  • used to attract prey/mates.

  • used in yogurts.

  • Lactobacillus- fancy flavor to bacteria.

“Superbugs”

  • developed to digest plastics.

  • the total mass of bacteria on earth is estimated to be more than all plants/animals combined.

-Kingdom Protista-

  • protists.

  • eukaryote.

  • mostly singe-celled, some multi-celled.

  • very diverse.

Plant-Like

ex:

  1. Algae- 50%of oxygen

  2. Giant Kelp- grows 2ft a day

Animal-Like

ex:

  1. Amoeba.

  2. Toxoplasma Gondii- makes rodents less fearful.

Fungus-Like

ex:

  1. slime molds- porblem solvers.

  2. decomposition.

Producers

  • plant like protists that produce oxygen.

  • serve as the base of aquatic food chains.

Decomposers

  • parasitic.

Habitats

  • almost any envioremnt that contains liquid water, oceans, freshwater, soil, and other organisms.

-Kingdom Fungi-

  • mostly multicellular.

  • eukaryotic.

  • heteratrophic.

  • decomposers.

ex:

  1. mold.

  2. mushrooms.

  3. yeast.

  • fungi can “talk” to each other through underground networks called mucelium.

  • it is fungal internet.

  • help plants communicate/share nutrients.

  • Denicillin- antibiotic derived from mold.

  • one fungi can “zombify” insects.

  • controlling their behavior before sprouting out of their bodies.