Scientists have found and
described approximately 1.75
million species on Earth.
New species are being
discovered every day.
From tiny bacteria to yeasts to
starfish to blue whales, life's
diversity is truly impressive!
With such a diversity of life on
Earth, how does one go
about making sense of it all?
Domain
Kingdom
Eukarya
Protist Fungus
Plant Animal
Kingdoms
Protist vs. Animal
Protist Examples
Animal Examples
Characteristics
Characteristics
Tale of 3 Protists
Amoeba
Tale of 3 Protists
Paramecium
Tale of 3 Protists
Euglena
Protist
(text page 219)
Some protists are like animals. They cannot make
food. They can move. Animal like protists are
called protozoans.
Think…Amoeba and Paramecium.
Some protists are like plants. They can make their
own food.
Think… Algae, Seaweed and Euglena
Kingdom Fungi
Growth cycle of a mushroom:
They are like plants but without flowers or chlorophyll, fast-growing,
especially in dark, damp locations.
They cannot make their own food.
They have Gills: gills forming the head of the mushroom
They have Caps: top of the mushroom.
They have Rings: membrane that envelops part of the stem.
They have a Stipe: part of the mushroom between the cap and the
soil.
Mushrooms
Words to know…
(starting text page 216)
Protozoan
Pseudopod
Contractile vacuole
Symbiosis
Mutualism
Water mold
Green algae
Red algae
Hyphae
Cap
Gills
Stalk
Lichens
Cilia
Downy Mildew