SIX KINGDOMS
All Living Things
Video Introduction
(Classification Video)
6 Kingdom Introduction Video
Classification Review Video
1700s Carolus Linnaeus
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In the 1700s, a man
named Carolus
Linnaeus changed the
way we classify
living things.
Carolus Linnaeus is
called the father of
taxonomy.
1700s Carolus Linnaeus
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Linnaeus developed
a 7 level grouping
system.
The most general
level was called
kingdoms, and the
most specific was
called species.
Kingdom
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Kingdom is the most
general level of
classification
All living things are
grouped into 6
kingdoms:
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Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
1700s Carolus Linnaeus
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The closer you get to
species, the more
similar organisms are.
Kingdom Classification (How is
it done?)
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The grouping of organisms into
kingdoms is based on 3 factors:
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1. Cells (number? multi-celled or unicelled).
2. Cell Type(prokaryotic or eukaryotic)
3. Eating Type (consumer or producer)
1. Cells (number? Multi or Uni)
Cell # - Whether the organisms exist as
single cells or as many cells
•Unicellular- single celled organism
•Multicellular- many celled organism
Cell Number
Uni-cellular
Euglena
Multi-cellular
2. Cell Type (Video Clip)
Cell Type- The presence or absence of
cellular structures such as the nucleus,
mitochondria, or a cell wall
Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes
Prokaryote Cell Type
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DO NOT HAVE:
•a membrane bound
nucleus
•any membrane bound
organelles
Prokaryotic Cell Type
Eukaryotic Cell Type
Eukaryotes DO HAVE:
• separate membrane bound nucleus
• other organelles
Eukaryotic Cell Type
Eukaryotic/Prokaryotic Side by Side Comparison
3. Feeding Type
3. Feeding Type - How the organisms get
their food
–Autotroph or Producer
•Makes it’s own food
–Heterotroph or Consumer
•Must eat other organisms to survive
There used to be only 5 kingdoms
This kingdom has now been divided
1. Moneran
into 2 – archaebacteria & eubacteria
2. Protista
3. Fungi
4. Plantae
5. Animalia
6 Kingdoms
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Archaebacteria
Prokaryotes
Eubacteria
Protista
Fungi
Eukaryotes
Plantae
Animalia
Archaebacteria
also known as bacteria
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1. Uni - Celled
2. Prokaryotic
3. Producer and Consumer
Could be 3 billion years old.
Thermophiles
Psychrophiles (cold
lovers)
Methanogens
(Methane Makers)
Halophiles
Kingdom Eubacteria
1. Uni-celled
Salmonella typhus 2. Prokaryotic
3. Producer and Consumer
E. Coli (Rod Shaped)
Streptococcus
(Spherical Shaped)
Clostridium
botulinum
(Botulism)
Spirilla (Spiral
Shaped)
Kingdom
Protista
1. Uni-celled
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2. Eukaryotic
3. Producer and Consumer
Amoeba
(animal like
protist)
Slime Mold
Euglena (plant like protist) (Fungus like
protist)
Some Protist Caused Diseases
Kingdom Fungi
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Lichens (algae
and fungi)
Multi-celled and Single-celled Eukaryotes
Eukaryotic
Producer and Consumer
Mushroom
Bread Mold
(thread-like
fungi)
Yeast Fungi (sacfungi)
Fungi (Club
Fungi)
Kingdom Plantae
Phyla (Divisions of Plants)
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4 important plant groups are the:
Mosses
(Bryophytes)
Conifers
(Gymnosperms)
Flowering Plants
(Angiosperms)
Ferns
(Pteridophytes)
Kingdom Animalia
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1. Multi-celled
2. Eukaryotic
3. Consumer
Multi-celled Eukaryotes that are
heterotrophic. They are very complex and
specialized.
Divided at least 9 Invertebrate phyla and
1Vertebrate phylum.
Kingdom Animalia
Invertebrates
 9 Major Phyla
 No backbone or skull
Vertebrates
 1 Major Phyla (Chordata)
 5 Classes
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97% of all animals are
invertebrates. Scientists have
identified about 1 million
species of invertebrates so
far, but estimate there are a
lot more.
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Fish, Birds, Mammals,
Reptiles, Amphibians
Have backbone and skull.
At some point in their life
all vertebrates (chordates)
have a notocord (flexible
rod that gives support) and
a hollow nerve cord
(spinal cord)
Invertebrate Animal
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9 Major Phyla
We classify animals by
looking at several
characteristics. These
characteristics include the
type of body plan, the
presence or absence of a
head, digestion type.
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Invertebrates have two
basic types of symmetry.
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Bilateral = a body with two
similar halves.
Radial = a body that is
arranged in a circle around
a central point.
See page 29 Animals book
Green Holt Science Book
Vertebrate Animals
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Vertebrates are divided into classes
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Mammal
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Bird
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Fish
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Reptile
Animals
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Can’t make their own food
Multicelled
Have cell membrane and nucleus
So, like, how many kinds of living
things are there?
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This website will give you examples of
organisms in the five kingdoms and about
how many different kinds of species there
are
Summary Video