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Kingdoms of Life Project
For the Kingdoms of Life unit of biology, you will be creating a book about the kingdoms of life.
Your book should be detailed, well thought-out, and colorful. You should design it to be read by high school
students. Your book will have sections showing the following kingdoms of life; viruses, bacteria
(archaebacteria & eubacteria), protists (animal-like & plant-like), fungi, plants and animals. Your book will
have a cover, illustrations, diagrams and easy to read information on each kingdom. Each section, or
kingdom, will describe what the organisms are like in each kingdom and what makes them unique, how
those organisms reproduce and other special information. What is required for each section is listed below.
You will have until May 16th to complete your book (this is the week before the EOCT). This
book will be your own design so feel free to arrange the pages any way you like. However, each page must
contain specific information to be counted for full credit. Below is a list of requirements for each page or
section.
Cover Page
 Title (Six Kingdoms, Kingdoms of Life,
Six Kingdoms of Life or something
similar)
 Author (By: Your Name)
 A picture that shows organisms from the
kingdoms of life.
Page 1 – Viruses
 A diagram of a virus
 A description of what a virus is
 A description of how viruses reproduce
 Examples of diseases caused by viruses
Page 2 – Bacteria
 A diagram or picture of bacteria
 A description of what bacteria is and the
two types of bacteria (archaebacteria and
eubacteria)
 A description of how bacteria reproduce
 Examples of diseases caused by bacteria
Page 3 – Protists
 A diagram of a protist (it can be plant-like
or animal-like)
 A description of what a protist is and
explain the difference between plaint-like
and animal-like protists
 A description about how protists move
 A description of how protists reproduce
Page 4 – Fungi
 A drawing or diagram of different fungi
 An explanation of what fungi are and how
they grow.
 Descriptions of different types of fungi.
(molds, mushrooms, lichens)
 A description of how fungi reproduce
Page 5 – Plants (general information)
 Diagrams of different plant parts. (leaf,
root, stem)
 A basic description of a plant. (what makes
a plant a plant)
 A description of non-vascular plants
 A description of vascular plants
 An explanation of why plants are
important to out biosphere. (food, oxygen,
etc.
Page 6 – Plants (reproduction)
 A description of how non-seed plants
reproduce (spores)
 A description of how conifers reproduce
 A description of how flowering plants
reproduce
 Explanation of how fruit helps plants
reproduce and spread their offspring.
Page 8 – Animals (general information)
 A diagram of an animal cell
 A description of what an animal is (how
are animals different from other forms of
life)
 An explanation of how animals get their
food
 Describe how animals reproduce
Page 9 – Simple Animals (sponges, jellyfish,
mollusks)
 Drawings of different simple animals
 Descriptions of the different types of
simple animals. (sponges, jellyfish,
mollusks)
 A description of how each of the above
gets its food
Page 10 – Arthropods (insects, spiders, and
shellfish)
 Drawings of different arthropods
 Descriptions of the different types of
simple arthropods. (insects, spiders,
shellfish)
 A description of how each of the above
gets its food
Page 11 – Amphibians and Reptiles
 Drawings of different amphibians and
reptiles
 A description of amphibians (How are
amphibians different from other animals?)
 A description of reptiles (How are reptiles
different from other animals?)
 A description of how each of the above
gets its food
Page 12 – Fish
 Drawings of different fish
 A description of what a fish is. (How are
fish different from other animals?)
 A description of how fish get their food.
Page 13 – Birds
 Drawings of different birds
 A description of what a bird is. (How are
birds different from other animals?)
 A description of how each of the above
gets its food
Page 14 – Mammals
 Drawings of different mammals
 A description of what a mammal is. (How
are mammals different from other
animals?)
 An explanation of the difference between
carnivores, omnivores and herbivores.
2 pts for each required item above – (96 pts)
4 pts for a proper cover page
– (4 pts)
10 pts for neatness and format
– (10 pts)
Total – (110 pts)
EXTRA CREDIT – 10 points if turned in before EOCT (5/5/14)
No credit is given for copy and paste text. All information must be summarized in
your own words. Pictures/diagrams can be copied from the web
By: Mr. Walstead
A virus is NON-LIVING. It is genetic material (DNA or RNA) surrounded by proteins
or lipids called a capsid.
Viruses reproduce by attaching to a living cell, injecting their genetic material and
having that cell create more viruses from information coded in the viral DNA (called a
pro-virus). The newly made viruses then burst from the cell breaking through the cell
membrane thereby killing the cell.
Viral Diseases:
Common Cold
Influenza
AIDS
Herpes
Measles
Rabies
Hepatitis
Small Pox
Mumps