Instructor’s Copy
Lab Worksheet: What Am I?
Materials: Organism sheet – cut apart
Procedure: Read the information on each information piece. Once you have determined which
kingdom the organism belongs in, glue or tape the piece under the appropriate column.
Archaebacteria
Survives in
volcanoes
Unicellular,
non-motile
Data Table 1: Organisms In Each Kingdom
Eubacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Lack distinct
nucleus but
most need
oxygen
Many are
microscopic
and produce
oxygen
May cause
pneumonia in
humans
Some are
autotrophs,
some are
heterotrophs
Unicellular,
non-motile
Most
examples
reproduce by
binary fission
Unicellular,
contain
chlorophyll
but no
apparent
leaves
E. coli
Amoeba
Cell walls
contain
peptidoglycan
Paramecium
Animalia
May cause
athlete’s foot
Some produce
flowers
Decomposer
with cell wall
of chitin
Cell wall
composed of
cellulose
Multicellular,
heterotrophic
organisms that
may be
parasitic but
has cell walls
May be
monocots or
dicots
Some have fur
All examples
contain
chlorophyll
Tapeworm
Black bread
mold
Shitake
mushrooms
Yeast
Used in bread
and cheese
Have hyphae
and mycelium
Multicellular,
heterotrophic
organism that
is made of
complex
systems
Dog
Amphibians
Some have
Reptiles
vascular tissue
Produce milk
Rose
Lay hardGrass
shelled eggs
but none fly
Questions:
1. List 3 traits of bacteria.
No distinct nucleus, DNA is single-stranded, no membrane-bound organelles, have a thick
rigid cell wall made of peptidoglycan.
2. How can you tell the difference between archaebacteria and eubacteria?
Mostly by environment, archaebacteria exist in extreme conditions. Also, cell wall lacks
peptidoglycan and their cell membrane contains certain lipids that are not found in any
other organism. Many cannot exist in the presence of oxygen.
3. Which two kingdoms would appear box-like under the microscope?
Fungi and plantae
4. How can you tell them apart?
Main difference is that plants contain chlorophyll. The cell walls of fungi contain chitin
(similar to insects) which the cell walls of plants contain cellulose.
5. List 3 traits of Kingdom Protista.
Eukaryotic is only set trait. Some are unicellular, some multicellular. Some need oxygen to
survive, some are killed by it. Some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic. Many are
microscopic. Some reproduce sexually, some asexually.
6. List 3 traits of Kingdom Fungi.
Cell walls of chitin, most are multicellular, all are heterotrophs, basic structure is a
threadlike filament called a hypha.
7. List 3 traits of Kingdom Plantae.
Eukaryotic cells containing chlorophyll, autotrophic.
8. List 3 traits of Kingdom Animalia.
Multicellular, heterotrophs, eukaryotic cells with specialization
9. One example of Kingdom Protista has both animal and plant characteristics. What is it?
Euglena
10. While most fungi are multicellular, one example is unicellular. What is it? Yeast