1. 6 Kingdoms
of Life on Earth

2. Learning Objectives for this Lesson
Learning Goals
Minds ON
Yesterday at a glace
Terms related to the Kingdoms of Life
The Kingdoms
Stations
Wrap Up

3. Learning Goals We are / will be learning to…
Analyze the risks and benefits of human intervention (e.g. pesticide use, fish stocking, tree planting, etc.)
Analyze how climate change could impact the diversity of living things (e.g. Global warming, increase in precipitation)
Become familiar with terms such as: species diversity, structural diversity, bacteria, fungi, binomial nomenclature, morphology
Classify, apply, and draw dichotomous keys to identify and classify organisms according to kingdom
Explain concepts of taxonomic rank such as genus, species and taxon
Compare/contrast characteristics of prokaryotes, eukaryotes and viruses
Compare/contrast anatomical and physiological characteristics of organisms representative of each kingdom
Explain structural and functional changes of organisms as they have evolved over time
Explain why biodiversity is important for maintaining viable ecosystems

4. Minds ON Let’s Play a Game
We need to create a socially acceptable system for classifying ourselves.
Brainstorm different types of structural classifications (1 main type with 3 subtypes). Possible choices are eye colour, hair colour, height, clothes*
All students stand up and get placed in groups.
How does this work?

5. Yesterday’s Recap
Linnaean System of Classification: A system of classification that groups organisms on the basis of their structural similarities (taxonomy).
Binomial nomenclature: Refers to the scientific name of a species (genus + species)
Taxonomic Levels: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species (Kingdom = Broad, Species = Specific).

6. Terms Related to the Six Kingdoms of Life
Prokaryote: Single-celled organism that lacks a membrane enclosed nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles.
Eukaryote: Organism made of one or more cells that have both a membrane enclosed nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles.
Heterotroph: Organism that cannot manufacture its own food, so depends on other organism as food.
Autotroph: Organism that makes its own food.
Reference
Biology 11

7. Kingdom Archaebacteria
Prokaryotic
Heterotrophs
Live in extreme conditions (e.g. volcanoes, buried in ice, deep sea etc.)

8. Kingdom Eubacteria Prokaryotic Can be autotrophs (photosynthesize)
Can reproduce asexually
Bacteria found everywhere (e.g. E. coli)

9. Kingdom Protista some terrestrial, some aquatic
Some have chloroplasts (autotrophs)
Most single-celled.
reproduce sexually and asexually
e.g. Amoeba, Paramecium

10. Kingdom Fungi Like plants but no photosynthesis Heterotrophs
Most multicellular
Cell walls not made of cellulose (chitin)
Sexual (spores) and asexual (budding)
Most terrestrial
e.g. Yeasts, moulds, mushrooms

11. Kingdom Plantae Cell walls contain cellulose Multi-cellular
Autotrophs, some are carnivores
Sexual and asexual, most both (hermaphrodites)
Have chloroplasts
e.g. Mosses, ferns, seed plants, shrubs, trees, etc.

12. Kingdom Animalia Multicellular Heterotrophs Most reproduce sexually
Terrestrial and aquatic
Includes invertebrates (no backbone) and vertebrates (backbone)
e.g. Clam, fish, turtle, cat, human, bird

13. Survey of the Living World Stations
Get into groups
Each group will visit a station and make note of the organisms found at each station on Survey of Living World sheet
We will take the answers up as a group

14. Exit Card
Two fields are studied in an experiment. Field A has an H’ Value of 3.87 and Field B has an H’ Value of Which field is more diverse? Explain your answer briefly.