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Kingdoms of Organisms Notes
Vocabulary terms:
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Unicellular – the term that describes an organism made of only one cell
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Multicellular – the term that describes an organism made of more than one cell
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Prokaryotic (prokaryote) – an organism whose cells lack a nucleus and some other cell structures
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Eukaryotic (eukaryote) – an organism whose cells have a nucleus and other complex structures
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Cell wall – a rigid (stiff) structure on the outside of some cells that supports and protects the cell
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Autotroph – an organism that makes its own food
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Heterotroph – an organism that eats other organisms to get its energy (can’t make its own food)
Characteristics of the Six Kingdoms:
Bacteria
Archaea
(Eubacteria)
(Archaebacteria)
Protista
Fungi
most
unicellular
few
unicellular
few
multicellular
most
multicellular
Plantae
Animalia
multicellular
multicellular
Number of
cells
unicellular
Type of cells
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
eukaryotic
eukaryotic
eukaryotic
Material cell
wall is made
of
peptidoglycan
protein
cellulose (not
all have one)
chitin
cellulose
none
some
autotroph
some
autotroph
some
autotroph
heterotroph
autotroph
heterotroph
some
heterotroph
some
heterotroph
some
heterotroph
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Eukarya
Eukarya
Eukarya
Amoeba
Baker’s yeast
White pine
Trout
Euglena
Bread mold
Sunflower
Jellyfish
Paramecium
Truffles
Corn
Lobster
Plasmodium
Puffballs
Moss
Earthworm
Diatoms
Portabellas
Sword fern
Human
Energy
source
Domain it
belongs to
unicellular
E. coli
Methanogens
Examples of
organisms in
this kingdom
Strep
Thermophiles
Salmonella
Halophiles
Staph
Sulfolobus
Lactobacillus