Download 6 Kingdom Lab Notes

6 Kingdom Lab
Comparing
Characteristics
of Organisms
Kingdom Archaebacteria






Billion year old
bacteria!!!!
All Microscopic
All Prokaryotic
All Unicellular
All heterotrophic
All have a cell wall
Live in extreme
environments
Kingdom Eubacteria

All are Microscopic
 All Prokaryotic
 All Unicellular
 Can be Heterotrophic or
autotrophic
 All have a cell wall
 Live in non-extreme
environments
Kingdom: Fungi

Microscopic (yeast) or
macroscopic
 Eukaryotic
 Unicellular or
multicellular
 All are Heterotrophic
 Absorb nutrients from
organic material
Kingdom Plantae

Macroscopic
 All Eukaryotic
 All Multicellular
 All Autotrophic
– Can photosynthesize with chloroplasts

All have cell walls
Kingdom: Animalia





Macroscopic
All eukaryotic
All heterotrophic
All multicellular
Ability to move
Kingdom: Protista






Microscopic or macroscopic
All are Eukaryotic
Unicellular or multicellular
Heterotrophic or autotrophic
Live in moist environments
3 major groups:
– plant-like
– animal-like
– fungus-like
Kelp – Largest Protist!!