six kingdoms of life
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Six Kingdoms of Life. Seventh Grade Science. Six Kingdoms. Archaebacteria (prokaryotes) Eubacteria (prokaryotes) Protists Fungi Plants Animals. Archaebacteria. Oldest form of life Singe cell organism (unicellular) Found in extreme environments Geysers Hotsprings - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Six Kingdoms of LifeSix Kingdoms of Life
Seventh Grade ScienceSeventh Grade Science
Six KingdomsSix Kingdoms Archaebacteria (prokaryotes)Archaebacteria (prokaryotes) Eubacteria (prokaryotes)Eubacteria (prokaryotes) ProtistsProtists FungiFungi Plants Plants AnimalsAnimals
ArchaebacteriaArchaebacteria Oldest form of lifeOldest form of life Singe cell organism (unicellular)Singe cell organism (unicellular) Found in extreme environments Found in extreme environments
– GeysersGeysers– HotspringsHotsprings– Volcanic ocean ventsVolcanic ocean vents
EubacteriaEubacteria Second oldest form of lifeSecond oldest form of life Single cell organism (unicellular)Single cell organism (unicellular) Most familiar bacteriaMost familiar bacteria
– StreptococcusStreptococcus– LactobacillusLactobacillus– StaphylococcusStaphylococcus
ProtistsProtists ““Odds and Ends” kingdomOdds and Ends” kingdom All microscopic organisms that All microscopic organisms that
are are not not plants, plants, not not animal, animal, not not bacteria, and bacteria, and not not fungi.fungi.
Single cell organism (unicellular)Single cell organism (unicellular) Protozoa, AmoebaProtozoa, Amoeba
FungiFungi Most are multi-cellular organismMost are multi-cellular organism Mold, mildew, mushroomsMold, mildew, mushrooms Some are very important to Some are very important to
ecosystems or as food.ecosystems or as food. Some cause diseases – ringworm, Some cause diseases – ringworm,
and athlete’s footand athlete’s foot
PlantsPlants Second largest kingdomSecond largest kingdom Multi-cellular organismsMulti-cellular organisms Producers (make their own food)Producers (make their own food) Without plants life as we know it Without plants life as we know it
would not exist.would not exist.
AnimalsAnimals Largest kingdomLargest kingdom Multi-cellularMulti-cellular Consumers – must eat for energyConsumers – must eat for energy Over 1 million known speciesOver 1 million known species