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Name __________________________________________________________________
Date _______________
Activity: The Six Kingdoms Walk-Around
The Six Kingdom Walk-Around.2012
Directions: Walk around to each station and observe the organisms displayed. Above each term write a short description of its meaning. Write
the name of the Kingdom to which each organism belongs (Animal, Plant, Protist, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaebacteria). Place a check in the
boxes that correspond to each organism’s characteristics. In the Other Characteristics column record any other unique characteristic you think
applies to the organism you are observing.
ORGANISM
Kingdom ?
TERMS
Organism 1:Turtle
Kingdom _____________
Organism 2: Angel Plant
Kingdom______________
Organism 3: Cricket
Kingdom_____________
Organism: 4: Anachris
Kingdom______________
Organism 5: Amoeba
Kingdom______________
Characteristics
Has a
nucleus
Eukaryotic
Other Characteristics
Prokaryotic
Unicellular
Multicellular Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Organism
Kingdom ?
TERM
Organism 6: Mushroom
Kingdom______________
Organism 7: Yeast
Kingdom______________
Organism 8: Sea Star
Kingdom _____________
Organism 9: Bacteria
Kingdom______________
Organism 10: Sponge
Kingdom_____________
Organism: 11:
Archaebacteria
Kingdom______________
Organism 12: Seaweed
Kingdom______________
Characterisitics
Has a
nucleus
Eukaryotic
Other Characteristics
Prokaryotic
Unicellular
Multicellular Autotrophic Heterotrophic
Name _______________________________________________________________________
Date __________________
The Six Kingdoms Walk-Around Summary
Use the information you collected during the walk-around to summarize the characteristics of each kingdom.
Domain
Archaea
Kingdom Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Eukarya
Eubacteria
Protists
Fungi
Plants
Animals
Number of
cells that
make up
the
organism
o Single-celled
o Single-celled
o Single-celled
o Single-celled
o Single-celled
o Single-celled
o Multi-celled
o Multi-celled
o Multi-celled
o Multi-celled
o Multi-celled
o Multi-celled
o Both
o Both
o Both
o Both
o Both
Cells
don’t have
a nucleus
or do have
a nucleus
o Prokaryotic
o Prokaryotic
o Prokaryotic
o Prokaryotic
o Prokaryotic
o Prokaryotic
o Eukaryotic
o Eukaryotic
o Eukaryotic
o Eukaryotic
o Eukaryotic
o Eukaryotic
o Autotrophic
o Autotrophic
o Autotrophic
o Autotrophic
o Autotrophic
o Autotrophic
o Heterotrophic
o Heterotrophic
o Heterotrophic
o Heterotrophic
o Heterotrophic
o Heterotrophic
o Both
o Both
o Both
o Both
o Both
o Both
Can or
can’t
make its
own food
Both
Organism
Has a nucleus
Does not have
a nucleus
Single celled
Many celled
Makes its
own food
Does not make
its own food
TERM
Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic
Unicellular
Multicellular
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Organism 1:Turtle
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
KINGDOM ANIMALS
Organism 2: Angel
Plant
X
KINGDOM PLANTS
Organism 3: Cricket
X
KINGDOM ANIMALS
Organism: 4: Anachris
X
KINGDOM PLANTS
Organism 5: Amoeba
X
X
X
KINGDOM PROTIST
Organism 6:Mushroom
X
X
X
KINGDOM FUNGI
Organism
Has a
Does not have
Single celled
Many celled
Makes its
Does not make
nucleus
a nucleus
TERM
EUKARYOTIC
PROKARYOTIC
Organism 7: Yeast
X
own food
UNICELLULAR
its own food
MULTICELLULAR AUTOTROPHIC HETEROTROPHIC
X
X
KINGDOM FUNGI
Organism 8: Sea Star
X
X
X
KINGDOM ANIMALS
Organism 9: Bacteria
X
X
X
X
KINGDOM
EUBACTERIA
Organism10: Sponge
X
X
X
KINGDOM ANIMALS
Organism: 11:
Archaebacteria
X
X
X
KINGDOM
ARCHAEBACTERIA
Organism 12:
Seaweed
KINGDOM PROTIST
X
X
X
X
The Six Kingdoms: Concept Map
Directions: Complete the concept map to show how organisms are placed in kingdoms.
Organisms are placed in
kingdoms
based on their