10.2 The Five Kingdoms Flashcards
5 kingdoms
Prokaryotae. Prokaryote
Protocista. Eukaryote
Fungi. Eukaryote
Plantae. Eukaryote
Animalia. Eukaryote
Prokaryotae
Unicellular, no nucleus or other membrane-bound organelle. Ring of naked DNA. Small ribosomes. No visible feeding mechanism
Protocista
Mainly unicellular. Nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Some have chloroplasts. Autotrophic or heterotrophic feeders
Autotrophic
Creates its own food eg. through photosynthesis
Heterotrophic
Organism that eats other plants and/or animals for energy and nutrients
Fungi
Uni/multicellular. Nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Cell wall mainly composed of chitin. No chloroplasts, chlorophyll or locomotion. Saprophytic feeders
Saprophytic
Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
Plantae
Multicellular. Nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Cell wall mainly composed of cellulose. Contain chlorophyll. Autotrophic feeders. Store food as starch
Animalia
Multicellular. Nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. No chloroplast. Move with cilia, flagella, or contractile proteins. Heterotrophic feeders. Food stored as glycogen.
Six Kingdom system
Splits prokaryotae into eubacteria and archeaebacteria. This is due to their difference in chemical makeup.