Living things will fall into one of the following kingdoms: archaebacteria, eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, animals

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Older form of bacteria (archae = ancient)
Unicellular bacteria
Found in extreme environments
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Hot springs
Deep thermal vents
 Think about chemiosynthesis (anaerobic = without oxygen)
Obtain energy from inorganic (no carbon) molecules or from the light
Examples:
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Halophiles
 thermoacidophiles

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Unicellular bacteria
They have their own kingdom because their chemical make-up is different
They can be autotrophs, heterotrophs, or chemotrophs
Familiar bacteria (eu- means true)
 Examples:
 Streptococci (bacteria for sore throat)
 Cyanobacteria (blue-green bacteria)
 Saprobs (decomposers)

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Sometimes referred to as the “odds and ends” because their members are different from one another
Unicellular and multicellular organisms
They represent the stepping stone between bacteria and plants/animals/fungi
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Examples:
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Diatoms chlorophyta (algae) (-phyto = plant)
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Protozoa
 sarcodina

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Multicellular complex organisms
Decompose the dead matter in the environment (nutrient cycling)
 Not considered plants because they CANNOT make their own food
 Examples:
 Mushrooms
 Mold
 mildew

 Multicellular organisms with complex cells
 Autotrophs…make their own food (auto = self troph = feeder)
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Without plants, like could not exist because they produce oxygen through photosynthesis (photo = light)
 Examples:
 flowering plants
 Mosses
 ferns

 Multicellular (multi = many) organism with complex cells
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Heterotrophs…they CANNOT make their own food (hetero = different troph = feeder)
 Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Consumers
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Herbivores
Carnivores
Scavengers
Omnivores (omni = all)
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Examples:
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Tiger
Bird snake