1. Daily TAKS Connection: Characteristics of Kingdoms
BIO (8): The student knows applications of taxonomy and can identify its limitations. The student is expected:
(C) Identify characteristics of kingdoms including monerans, protists, fungi, plants, and animals.

2. Day 1 Construct a layered book foldable Materials:
Foldable handout (3 pages)
Scissors
Pen
Colored pencils/crayons
Stapler
Instructions:

3. Day 2 notes
On the tab labeled “Archaebacteria”, record the following notes:
Prokaryotic
No nucleus
No membrane-bound organelles
Most have cell walls
Single-celled
Both autotrophs and heterotrophs exist
Reproduce by asexual reproduction
Also called “extremophiles” because they live in “extreme” environments (extremely hot, salty, or acidic environments)

4. Day 2 notes
On the tab labeled “Eubacteria”, record the following notes:
Prokaryotic
No nucleus
No membrane-bound organelles
Most have cell walls
Single-celled
Both autotrophic and heterotrophic exist
Reproduce by asexual reproduction
Most abundant kingdom on earth

5. Day 2 notes On the tab labeled “Protists”, record the following notes:
Eukaryotic
Contain a nucleus
Contain membrane bound organelles
Unicellular and multicellular exist
Both autotrophs and heterotrophs exist
Examples: euglena, paramecium, amoeba

6. Day 3 notes On the tab labeled “Fungi”, record the following notes:
Eukaryotic
Multicellular
Have a cell wall
Lack chloroplasts
Heterotrophic
Decomposers
Can reproduce by both sexual reproduction (produce spores) and asexual reproduction
non-motile
Examples: mushrooms and mold

7. Day 3 notes On the tab labeled “Plants”, record the following notes:
Eukaryotic
Multicellular
Autotrophic
Contain chloroplasts
Makes own food by photosynthesis
Have a cell wall
Most reproduce by sexual reproduction
Non-motile

8. Day 3 notes On the tab labeled “Animals”, record the following notes:
Eukaryotic
Multicellular
Heterotrophic
No cell wall
Reproduce by sexual reproduction
Motile

9. Question 1 The kingdom Animalia includes all of these except —
a. jellyfish
b. paramecium
c. sponges
d. roundworms
Answer: B; paramecium are classified in the kingdom Protista

10. Question 2
Which is a characteristic of members of the plant kingdom that distinguishes them from members of the animal kingdom?
a. Storage of energy in chemical bonds
b. Use of mRNA during protein production
c. Exchange of H2O with the environment
d. Use of chlorophyll for solar-energy transformation
Answer: B; paramecium are classified in the kingdom Protista

11. Question 3 This organism most likely is a member of which kingdom?
a. Eubacteria
b. Animalia
c. Protista
d. Plantae
Answer: A; no nucleus present, therefore it is prokaryotic

12. Day 4 notes King Phillip came over for good soup.
On the reverse of your foldable, record the following:
Taxonomic Hierarchy: a scientific classification system
Organisms are most closely related when the their names contain the same genus.
Kingdom (least specific)
King
Phylum
Phillip
Class
came
Order
over
Family
for
Genus
good
Species (most specific)
soup.

13. Question 4 Which of these classifications is least specific? a. Family
b. Genus
c. Phylum
d. Order
Answer: C

14. Question 5 Which of these classifications is most specific? a. Family
b. Genus
c. Phylum
d. Order
Answer: C

15. Question 6
The bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, is most closely related to the —
a. spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki
b. Asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax
c. northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens
d. African bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus
Answer: C; both frogs are of the genus Rana