Download Six Kingdoms of Life

Six Kingdoms of Life
Prokaryotes
Domain
Archaea
Bacteria
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Kingdom
Archaea
Prokaryotes
 Unicellular
 Most are heterotrophs
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• Some autotrophs use chemosynthesis
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DNA, ribosomes, cell wall
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Asexual & sexual reproduction
• Cell wall does not contain peptidoglycan
Types of Archaea
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Heat-loving
• Live in hot, acidic environments – hot
springs, thermal vents, around volcanoes
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Salt-loving
• Live in salty environments – salt lakes,
Dead Sea
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Methane-making
• Live in swamps and in human intestines
• Use CO2 during respiration and expel
methane gas as waste
Eubacteria
Prokaryotes
 Unicellular
 Most heterotrophs
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• Cyanobacteria photosynthesize
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DNA, ribosomes, cell wall
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Asexual & sexual reproduction
• Cell wall contains peptidoglycan
Shapes of Eubacteria
Cocci – sphere shaped
 Bacilli – rod shaped
 Spirilli – spiral shaped
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Bacteria – Human
Diseases
Sexually
transmitted
Respiratory
Skin
Digestive
Tract
Nervous
system
Syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia
Strep throat, pneumonia,
whooping cough, anthrax
Acne, boils, infections of
wounds or burns
Gastroenteritis, many types of
food poisoning, cholera
Botulism, tetanus, bacterial
meningitis
Eukaryotes
Domain
Kingdom
Protists*
Eukaryota
Fungi
Plants
Animals
Protists – “odds and ends”
Eukaryotes
 Some unicellular, some
multicellular
 Some autotrophs, some
heterotrophs
 Cell wall – various composition
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• Cellulose, algin, agar, calcium carbonate,
silica
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Asexual & sexual reproduction
Protists – three types
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Animal-like - Protozoa - unicellular
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Plant-like – Algae (one or more cells)
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Fungus-like
• Heterotrophs – eat other organisms
• Ex. Amoebas, ciliates, paramecia
• Autotrophs – photosynthesize
• Ex. Giant kelp, algae
• Heterotrophs – absorb nutrients from
decaying organisms
• Ex. Slime mold, water mold
Fungi
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Eukaryotes
•
true nucleus & membrane bound organelles
Most multicellular (yeast unicellular)
Heterotrophs – digest food before consuming
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absorb nutrients from decaying organisms
parasitic – absorb nutrients from a living host
mutualistic - lichens
Cell wall – made of chitin
Asexual & sexual reproduction
Plants
Eukaryotes
 Multicellular
 Autotrophs
 Specialized tissues and organs
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• Cell wall contains cellulose
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Sexual reproduction
Animals
Eukaryotes
 Multicellular
 Heterotrophs
 Specialized tissues and organs
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• Do not have a cell wall
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Sexual Reproduction