5 Kingdoms of living organisms Flashcards
What are the five kingdoms?
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
The study of the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings is called _______.
Ecology
What is an autotroph?
An organism that is capable of producing their own food.
Which kingdom is this?
- Are autotrophs
- They are Eukaryotes/multicelluar
- Make their own food through photosynthesis
- Examples: Grass, trees
Plantae
What kingdom do all animals and humans belong to?
Animalia. They are heterotrophs and eukaryotes/multicelluar.
A heterotroph is…
An orgaism that feeds off other organisms and cannot produce its own food.
What kingdom does this belong to?
Fungi. Fungi are heterotrophs and eukatyotes/multicelluar, and cannot make their own food. Another example of fungi is mushrooms and yeast.
Are Monera organisms prokaryotic or eukariotic?
Prokaryotic. Monera are both heterotrophic and autotrophic. Examples: E. coli, Helicobacter pylori, etc.
In the protista kingdom, organisms are both heterotrophs and __________, and are __________/multicelluar.
Examples: Kelp, moss, algae, amoeba, euglena
In the protista kingdom, organisms are both heterotrophs and autotrophs, and are eukaryotes/multicelluar.
Examples: Kelp, moss, algae, amoeba, euglena
What is a class?
A class is the level of classification below phylum and kingdom.
What are the four main groups of invertibrates?
Arthripods, Mollusks, Annelids, Coelenterates.
The five main groups of vertibraes are….
Aves (birds), Mammalia (mammals), Reptilia (reptiles), Amphibia (amphibians), Pices (fish).
What are the 7 levels of classification?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
