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Page 1: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

Six-Kingdom Classification

Page 2: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

ClassificationAristotle first classified organisms

as either plants or animals…. This was good until…

There are forms of life that do not fit into those categories!!!

Currently, we use the six-Kingdom classification system..

*** use to be 5, but we separated Eubacteria and Archaebacteria…Why?

Page 3: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

The Six KingdomsArchaebacteriaEubacteriaProtistaFungiPlantaeAnimalia

Page 4: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

Archaebacteria Unicellular prokaryotes. Do not have a nucleus Live in Harsh environments. Reproduce Binary Fission

Page 5: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

Eubacteria Unicellular Prokaryotes Do not have a nucleus The bacteria around us Can be good and bad…how??? Reproduce Binary Fission

Page 6: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

Protista Most are unicellular eukaryotic Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic This is the place to put all Eukaryotes

that are not plants, animals, or fungi. Not necessarily related, but unsure

where to place them

Page 7: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

Fungi Multicellular Eukaryotic Heterotrophic…decomposers Over 100,000 species of fungi

including fungi, mushrooms, mildews, molds.

Page 8: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

Plantae Multicellular eukaryotic Autotrophic (can make their

own food…Photosythesis) Examples include mosses,

ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.

Page 9: Six-Kingdom Classification. Classification  Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…  There are forms

Animalia Multicellular Eukaryotic Heterotrophic Most animals have

symmetric body organization and move about in their environment

Examples: Birds, insects, worms, mammals, reptiles, and humans