The Kingdoms

Question 1

what are the 5 kingdoms?

Answer 1

Prokaryote
Protoctista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

Question 2

what are the general features of Prokaryotes?

Answer 2

• unicellular
• no nucleus or membrane bound organelles
• nutrients absorbed through cell wall
• nutrients produced by photosynthesis

Question 3

what are the general features of Protoctista?

Answer 3

• unicellular
• has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
• has chloroplasts
• are sessile but can move with flagella/amoeboid movements
• is autotrophic and heterotrophic
• some are parasitic

Question 4

what are the general features of Fungi?

Answer 4

• unicellular and multicellular
• has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
• cell wall made of chitin
• no chloroplasts
• no locomotion
• have body made of mycelium
• nutrients absorbed from decaying materials
• are saprotrophs
• store food as glycogen

Question 5

what are the general features of Plantae?

Answer 5

• multicellular
• has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
• has chloroplast
• cell wall made of cellulose
• contain chlorophyll
• cannot move
• gametes can move
• autotrophs
• store food as starch

Question 6

what are the general features of Animalia?

Answer 6

• multicellular
• has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
• no cell wall
• no chloroplasts
• move through muscular organs
• nutrients acquired by ingestion
• food stored as glycogen

Question 7

what is a heterotroph?

Answer 7

organism which feeds itself

Question 8

what is an autotroph?

Answer 8

organism which gains nutrients

Question 9

what is a saprotroph?

Answer 9

organism which gains nutrients from decaying material

Question 10

what changes were made in the six kingdom classification?

Answer 10

Prokaryote split into Eubacteria and Archaebacteria

Question 11

what is Archaebacteria?

Answer 11

bacteria which can live in extreme environments

Question 12

what is Eubacteria?

Answer 12

bacteria found in all environments

most bacteria are Eubacteria

Question 13

what is the largest kingdom?

Answer 13

Animalia