My sister just called me
a little fungus!
What’s a fungus?
Did we learn about them
in school?
. . . not sure
Do you think I am one?
So when you look at a living thing, how do
you know if it is a fungus or some other
type of organism?
Each group of organisms
have a particular set
of characteristics
that distinguish
them from
other
organisms.
Given the diversity of
living things, it is
easy to forget that
all living things
have much
in common
Living organisms
are divided into
6 kingdoms and
are grouped
according to
their cell type,
complexity, and
method of
obtaining nutrients.
Scientists recognize three basic form of life
based on genetic similarities and as a result
classify living things into
3 DOMAINS.
Animals
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Fungi
Plants
Protists
The domain
thought to be the
oldest is bacteria
which is composed
the kingdom Eubacteria.
of
Archaea is the second prokaryotic domain and is
also composed of a single kingdom ,
Archaebacteria.
A third domain, Eukarya contains all four of the
eukaryotic kingdoms – Animals, Fungi, Plants, and
Protists
Prokaryotic – No Nucleus
Eukaryotic – Has a Nucleus
The cells of 4
kingdoms have a cell
wall which may be made
up of different materials.
Autotrophs –
make their own food;
or heterotrophs – get
their nutrition by eating
other organisms.
Unicellular (one cell) or Multicellular
(more than one cell). 2 kingdoms are unicellular
– 2 are multicellular and 2 can be either
unicellular or multicellular
Use your Stemscopedia to
research the characteristics of
the 6 kingdoms of life.
Use the information to create a data table
in your biology notebook differentiating
the characteristics of
the different kingdoms
Characteristic
Kingdom
Cell Type
Cell Structure
Complexity
Nutrition
(Prokaryotic
or Eukaryotic)
( does it have a
Cell Wall? If so,
what is it made
of? )
(multicellular,
Unicellular or
both)
(Autotroph or
Heterotroph)
now lets break
into groups and
use our research to
create a Thinking Map
showing the relationships
we researched.
Your thinking
map must include
characteristics
as well as an example
from each kingdom.
DID YOU LEARN
ANYTHING