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MODIFIED Kingdoms of Life Note Taking Sheet
FOSS Diversity of Life Resource book pages 65-70
Name: ____________________________ Period: __________________
Read the pages noted above first and then do combination note taking for the blocks below. In
addition, FOSS computer media questions are found toward the end of this note-taking sheet.
NOTES
DRAWINGS TO MATCH NOTES.
Introductory paragraphs (p. 65)
Taxonomists- Scientists who classify living organisms.
Kingdoms-
Kingdom Monera (p. 65-66)
(Give characteristics & examples)
Moneran- one of the 5 kingdoms of life that includes
bacteria.
Bacteria- Single celled, Microscopic organisms that are
prokaryotic because they lack a nucleus.
Prokaryotes-
Eukaryotes- Their cells have a nucleus and cell parts.
So Small & So Many (p. 66-67)
Microbes-
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Kingdom Protista (p. 67)
Protista (characteristics & examples)-Eukaryotic
-Single and multi celled
-Some can make their food, some get food from other
sources.
-Example-Paramecium
Kingdom Fungi (pp. 67-68)
Fungi (characteristics & examples)-
Bacteria, Algae, & Fungi in Foods (pp. 68-69)
What role do microbes have in making the food we eat?
FOSS COMPUTER MEDIA
www.fossweb.com Unit: Diversity of Life User name: palmyra Password: cougars
DIRECTIONS: Use FOSS media and click on the “Explore” title by the door. Go into the IBTL.
Find out where microorganisms live. Describe their habitat and what they might use as a food source.
Location In
Name of
Specific Habitat &
Food Source Description
House
Organism
Description
Kitchen
Dust Mite
Dusty areas such as the top of
Dust mites feed on human skin
a refrigerator, under beds, or
cells that have been shed.
anywhere there is dust.
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TAXONOMY Note Taking Sheet
FOSS Diversity of Life Resource book READ pages 16 & 17 then complete below.
Read the pages noted above first and then do combination note taking for the block below.
NOTES
2 DRAWINGS TO MATCH NOTES.
PHYLA-
CLASSES-
ORDERS-
FAMILIES-
GENUS-
SPECIES-