10.2 The Five Kingdoms Flashcards

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5 kingdoms

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Prokaryotae. Prokaryote
Protocista. Eukaryote
Fungi. Eukaryote
Plantae. Eukaryote
Animalia. Eukaryote

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Prokaryotae

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Unicellular, no nucleus or other membrane-bound organelle. Ring of naked DNA. Small ribosomes. No visible feeding mechanism

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Protocista

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Mainly unicellular. Nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Some have chloroplasts. Autotrophic or heterotrophic feeders

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Autotrophic

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Creates its own food eg. through photosynthesis

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Heterotrophic

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Organism that eats other plants and/or animals for energy and nutrients

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Fungi

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Uni/multicellular. Nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Cell wall mainly composed of chitin. No chloroplasts, chlorophyll or locomotion. Saprophytic feeders

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Saprophytic

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Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

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Plantae

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Multicellular. Nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Cell wall mainly composed of cellulose. Contain chlorophyll. Autotrophic feeders. Store food as starch

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Animalia

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Multicellular. Nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. No chloroplast. Move with cilia, flagella, or contractile proteins. Heterotrophic feeders. Food stored as glycogen.

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Six Kingdom system

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Splits prokaryotae into eubacteria and archeaebacteria. This is due to their difference in chemical makeup.

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