The Six Kingdoms
What are the six kingdoms scientists
use today?
The six kingdoms are…
! Archaebacteria
! Eubacteria
! Protists
! Fungi
! Plants
! Animals
Archaebacteria! “ancient bacteria”
! unicellular
! Some species are heterotrophs (can’t make their own food), while some are autotrophs (can make own food)
! They are prokaryotes, meaning they do not have a true nucleus
! They live in extreme environments
Eubacteria
! Like archaebacteria, they are unicellular and are prokaryotes.
! Some species are heterotrophs, while others are autotrophs.
! There are both helpful and harmful organisms in this kingdom.
Checkpoint
! How are eubacteria and archaebacteria
similar?
! How are they different?
Protists
! “odds and ends”
kingdom
! Mostly unicellular
! They are eukaryotes-
they have a true
nucleus
! Autotrophs and
heterotrophs
Fungi
! Mostly multicellular
! eukaryotes
! Heterotrophs
! Most live off
decaying matter
Plants
! autotrophs
! eukaryotes
! Produce oxygen,
which many
organisms require
! multicellular
Animals
! multicellular
! eukaryotes
! Heterotrophs
! Live in diverse
environments
Time to play “Guess That
Kingdom”! What kingdom do I
belong to?
! If you said plants,
you would be correct
“Guess That Kingdom” cont.
! What kingdom do I
belong to?
! If you said fungi, well
you are correct
“Guess That Kingdom” cont.
! What kingdom do I
belong to?
! If you said protists,
you are a PRO
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