The Five Kingdoms Flashcards
What are the five kingdoms of organisms?
Monera Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
What kinds of organisms fall under the Monera kingdom?
Bacteria
What is the body structure of organisms in the monera kingdom?
Unicellular
Simple
Some like to group together in colonies
What is the cell structure of the monera kingdom?
Prokaryotic
What is the composition of the cell wall in the monera kingdom?
They have a cell wal
What is the mode of nutrition in the monera kingdom?
Some bacteria are autotrophic and perform photosynthesis
Most are heterotrophic
What kinds of heterotrophs are bacteria?
There are three types of heterotrophic bacteria
What are the three types of heterotrophic bacteria?
Parasitic
Saprophytic
Mutualistic
What are parasitic bacteria?
They are dependent on living organisms for food
They live in symbiosis with another organism
The one benefits and the other is harmed
What is symbiosis?
When two organisms live together
What are saprophytic bacteria?
Bacteria that are dependent on dead organic matter for food
What are mutualistic bacteria?
Bacteria live in symbiosis, but both organisms benefit
What kind of reproduction occurs in the monera kingdom?
Asexual reproduction through binary fission
What is binary fission?
It is where a single cell divides into two cells of identical DNA composition
What are the three types of Protista?
Protozoa
Algae
Slime and water moulds
What are the Protozoa like?
They are animal-like
Unicellular
Heterotrophic
What are the algae like?
Plant-like
Autotrophic - they have chlorophyll and can photosynthesise
Multicellular
What are the slime and water moulds like?
They are fungus-like organisms
What are protists?
Living organisms that are classified under the kingdom Protista
What is the body structure of protists like?
Some are unicellular and microscopic
Some are multicellular and visible to the naked eye
What is the cell structure of protists like?
All protists are eukaryotic
What is the motility of protists like?
They move by means of flagella, cilia and cyclosis
What is the mode of nutrition of protists?
Algae are autotrophic
The rest are heterotrophic
What is the reproduction method of protists?
Mostly asexual (binary fission) Some algae produce sexually
What kind of environment do protists live in?
They are mostly aquatic
They prefer moist environments
What are the three groups in the Fungi kingdom?
Yeast
Mushrooms
Moulds
What is the body structure of fungi?
Yeast are unicellular
The rest are multicellular
What is the cell structure of fungi?
Eukaryotic
What is the composition of the cell walls in fungi?
They have cell walls
The walls contain cellulose and chitin
What is the structure of fungi?
The fungal body consists of a mass of branched filaments hyphae
What is the mode of nutrition of the fungi kingdom?
Heterotrophic
They have no chlorophyll
What kinds of heterotrophs are fungi?
Most are saprophytes
Some are parasites
Some live mutualistically
Give examples of saprophytic fungi
Bread mould
Mushrooms