1. Six-Kingdom Classification

2. Classification
Aristotle first classified organisms as either plants or animals…. This was good until…
There are forms of life that do not fit into those categories!!!
Currently, we use the six-Kingdom classification system..
*** use to be 5, but we separated Eubacteria and Archaebacteria…Why?

3. The Six Kingdoms Archaebacteria Eubacteria Protista Fungi Plantae
Animalia

4. Archaebacteria Unicellular prokaryotes. Do not have a nucleus
Live in Harsh environments.
Reproduce Binary Fission

5. Eubacteria Unicellular Prokaryotes Do not have a nucleus
The bacteria around us
Can be good and bad…how???
Reproduce Binary Fission

6. Protista Most are unicellular eukaryotic
Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic
This is the place to put all Eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi.
Not necessarily related, but unsure where to place them

7. Fungi Multicellular Eukaryotic Heterotrophic…decomposers
Over 100,000 species of fungi including fungi, mushrooms, mildews, molds.

8. Plantae Multicellular eukaryotic
Autotrophic (can make their own food…Photosythesis)
Examples include mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.

9. Animalia Multicellular Eukaryotic Heterotrophic
Most animals have symmetric body organization and move about in their environment
Examples: Birds, insects, worms, mammals, reptiles, and humans