Five Kingdoms of Living Things

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Five Kingdoms of Living Things

• God’s benevolence is attested to by His abundant provision for the needs of His creatures and in His constant sustaining of the cosmos.

• God is the Creator of all things (Genesis 1:1, Exodus 20:11, Ecclesiastes 11:5; Romans 1:20).

Five Kingdoms of Living Things

• God preserves and controls His creation so that it continues to function as He planned (Genesis 1; Nehemiah 9:6; Job 9:5-7; Amos 4:6-10).

• God uses the creation to reveal His existence and character (Romans 1:20; Hebrews 3:3-4).

Five Kingdoms of Living Things• Classification is simply a way to put an

order to God's creation.

• Biologists have taken an enormous amount of data and have arranged it into five kingdoms of living things.

• These classification systems allow us to see the similarities and relationships that exist between organisms in creation.

• The five kingdom classification is the most important contribution biologists have made in understanding God’s creation.

Each living thing must have most of the following:

• Ability to MOVE around from place to place, or make things inside it move around

• EAT to get energy to breathe, move, and grow

• GROW during its lifetime• BREATHE in gases• REPRODUCE to make the next

generation• CHANGE as it reacts to the environment

Remembering is easy!

My - moveEggs are- eatBaked with- breatheGreen and- growRed - reproduceCapsicums - change

The biodiversity of God’s creation organised into a ‘five kingdom’  Note: The recent discovery of Bacteria which is part of God's creation that live in extreme environment are placed under the

Archaea. Bacteria and Archaea come under Monera.

The 5 Kingdoms1. Taxonomy

a. the science of identifying, naming, and classifying

2. Classificationa. the act of placing objects in groups based on characteristics

3. Scientists use both of these to organize living organisms.

4. The largest group living things are placed in is a kingdom (there are 5).

5. The smallest classification group is the species. The second smallest is the genus.

Protista:• Complex, single-celled life

forms (eukaryotic)• Usually can only be seen

through a microscope• Can be parasites that cause

disease• Can make its own food or

feed on other living things• A protist has a nucleus.• Examples: ameba,

paramecium, simple algae

paramecium

ameba

Monera:•Simple single cells (prokaryotic)•Shaped like rods, spirals, and

round balls•So small they can only be seen

through a microscope•No nucleus!•Example: bacteria

Bacteria

moneraprotista

Most are singlecelled

Nonucleus

Bacteria

Has a nucleus

ProducersOr

consumers

Examples:Kelp, ameba, paramecium

Eukaryotic(complex)Prokaryotic

(simple)

living

Monera and Protista

Fungi:• Many-celled organisms• Absorb food from living or dead

things (consumers).• Parasitic “plants” (They are not true

plants because they do not have chlorophyll to make their own food.)

• Examples: mushrooms, bread mold, penicillin, mildew, and yeast

Plants: • Many-celled• Contain chlorophyll used to make

their own food (producers) and gives them a green color (photosynthesis)

• Have cell walls and large vacuoles• Divided into two main groups:

vascular and nonvascular plants

I. Two major groups of plants:A. Vascular plants:

1. Have conducting tissues (xylem and phloem), leaves, stems and roots.

2. Have a root system for anchoring the plant and absorbing water and

nutrients from the soil.3. Have vessels that make tubes for moving water throughout the plant.

B. Non-vascular plants  

1. Do not have conducting tissues, leaves and roots. They are small.

2. Require water for fertilization so they must grow in moist habitats.

3. Reproduce by spores.

4. Have rhizoids that hold them in place.

Vascular and Nonvascular• Tall• Has roots, root hairs,

stems, tubes• Some have flowers, fruit,

seeds• Chlorophyll• Some reproduce by

spores• Have a cell wall• Need water, air, sunlight

• Short• Do not have roots,

leaves, flowers, root hairs, stems, fruit, tubes, seeds

• Chlorophyll• Reproduce by spores• Have a cell wall• Need water, air, sunlight• Have rhizoids that hold

them in place but do not absorb water or nutrients

Vascular Vs. Non-Vascular

vascular non-vascular

chlorophyll

Have plant cells

Have vacuoles & cell walls

Make theirown food

has roots

anchored to dirt

have roothairs

can betall

short

noroots

Don’t have leaves,stems, or seeds

Connecting LearningDraw a picture of the celery and moss the next

day. Mark the waterline on your cup. Find and record the ending mass of the celery and moss. Measure the height of the celery and the moss. Record all information with labels.

1. How did the moss and celery change?2. Which plant moved the most water? Explain

with data.3. Which structures help vascular plants move

water?4. Why do you think vascular plants are larger

than nonvascular?5. Is an oak tree a vascular or nonvascular

plant? How did this experiment help you with this question?

6. What are you wondering now?

Animals:• Divided into 2 main groups:

1. Invertebrates: animals without backbones

2. Vertebrates: animals with backbones

Vertebrate Invertebrate

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Vertebrates Invertebrates

Have an endoskeleton

Endo meansinside

Havebackbones

Nobackbones

Some have anexoskeleton

Exo meansoutside

Fish

Physical features:

a. Fins

b. Gills

c. Cold-blooded

d. Scales

Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom, Vertebrates

Facts: Fish breathe. Fish lay eggs.

AmphibiansPhysical Features:

1. Moist, slimy bodies

2. Live on land AND in water

3. Breathe with gills as well as lungs (sometimes in different stages of life)

4. Cold-blooded

Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom, Vertebrates

Facts: They lay eggs in moist places. They may have gills that develop into lungs.

ReptilesPhysical Features: 1. Dry, scaly skin2. Cold-blooded3. Breathe with lungs4. Spend most of their time on landClassification Groups: Animal Kingdom,

VertebratesFacts: There are 4 types: lizards, snakes,

turtles, and alligators/crocodiles.Most lay eggs.

BirdsPhysical Features1. Warm-blooded2. Covered with feathers3. Live on land, in trees, & on water4. Don’t have front legs5. Have wings6. Have short, soft feathers called downClassification Groups: Animal Kingdom,

VertebratesFacts: Birds have beaks. Most fly. Few live

in cold weather. They have hollow bones. Some have webbed feet.

MammalsPhysical Features:

1. Warm-blooded

2. Have hair/fur to keep warm

3. Breathe with lungs

4. Give birth to live young, lay eggs, or have babies in pouches (marsupials).

5. Feed or nurse their young (milk glands)

6. Can be carnivores (meat eaters), herbivores (plant eaters), or omnivores (plant/meat eaters)

Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom, Vertebrates

Facts:

1. Keep steady body temperatures.

2. Some have fat/blubber to keep warm (whales).

3. We are mammals!

4. Temperature does not affect their activity levels.

SpongesPhysical Features:

1. Live in water.

2. Have no heads or faces.

3. Have small openings, or holes (for breathing).

Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom, Invertebrates

Facts: Sponges are the simplest invertebrates. Most sponges in kitchens are artificial.

MollusksPhysical Features:1. Have soft bodies like worms.2. Have two body openings.3. Some have a mantel (hard protective

covering). A snail does; an octopus does not.4. Some have a strong muscular foot (not feet—

just one foot).Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom,

InvertebratesFacts: There are 3 types: snails, scallops, and

octopus. They are found in fresh/saltwater or on land.

Spiny-Skinned AnimalsPhysical Features:

1. Have spines that cover their bodies.

2. Have tube feet.

Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom, Invertebrates

Facts: They live in oceans. They can pull off a scallop’s shell to eat the soft animal inside!

Hollow-Bodied AnimalsPhysical Features:

1. Have a hollow center lined with digestive cells.

2. Have tentacles with sting ray cells.

3. Have a mouth.

Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom, Invertebrates

Facts: ERT find out characteristics of this animal group.

Flatworms & RoundwormsPhysical Features:1. They feed on other plants or animals (parasites).1. Can be round or flat. Roundworms live in soil.

Flatworms live in salt/freshwater.2. Flatworms have one hole. Roundworms have

two.Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom,

InvertebratesFacts: They are more simple than segmented

worms. Tape worms can grow up to 72 feet!

Segmented Worms

Physical features:

1. Have two openings for digestion.

2. Have a segmented body.

3. Have a brain, heart, and blood.

Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom, Invertebrates

Facts: They are found in soil or fresh/saltwater.

ArthropodsPhysical Features:1. Have an exoskeleton.2. Have jointed legs.3. Have segmented bodies. 4. Most have eyes and feelers called antennas.Classification Groups: Animal Kingdom,

InvertebratesFacts: They live in fresh/saltwater or on land.

Insects, arachnids (spiders/ticks/scorpions), and crustaceans (lobsters/crabs/shrimps) are included in the Arthropod group.They are the largest animal group that exists.

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(tara

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Crab

Can you compare and contrast the 5 kingdoms?

Moneran Protist Fungus Plant AnimalOne-celledHas a nucleusmore complex than monera

Most aremany-celled

Many-celledVertebratesinvertebrates

Many-Celled2 mainGroupsVascularNon-vascular

Bacteria Paramecium

One-celled with no membrane

References

• http://www.tutorvista.com/content/biology

• http://palaeos.com/tellurobiota/kingdoms.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_(biology)

• http://tubman.wikispaces.com/

• Nature of Biology Book 1 4E by Judith Kinnear and Marjory Martin

• Nelsons Biology VCE Units 1 and 2