Contain only unicellular
prokaryotes.
Contains unicellular prokaryotes.
Lack distinctive nuclei bounded
by membranes.
Live in most habitats.
Live in extreme oxygen-free
environments including swamps,
deep-ocean hydrovents &
seawater evaporation ponds.
Halococcus, methanococcus, and
sulfolobus are examples.
Some cause disease, others are
harmless & some are helpful.
Streptococcus and cyanobacteria
are examples.
Many scientists believe that these Traditionally separated into Gram
resemble the first living cells on
positive and Gram negative
earth.
groups.
Cell membranes contain lipids.
Kingdom
Archaebacteria
Extraordinarily diverse kingdom.
Kingdom
Eubacteria
Eukaryotic organisms that lack
complex organ systems.
Eukaryotic hetrotrophic
organisms with cell walls made
mostly of chitin.
Organisms that mostly live in
water or moist environments.
Organisms do not move from
place to place.
Many of these organisms have
the ability to move.
Reproduce by making spores.
Organisms are often unicellular,
but some are multicellular.
Can be unicellular or multicellular.
Can be autotrophic plantlike
(algae), hetrotrophic animal-like
(amoeba), or funguslike (slime
mold).
Euglena, paramecium &
sporozoans are examples.
Absorbs nutrients from organic
materials in the environment.
Kingdom Protista
Mushrooms & yeast are
examples.
Kingdom Fungi
All are multicellular,
photosynthetic eukaryotes.
Multicellular hetrotropic
eukaryotes.
Do not move from place to place.
Nearly all are able to move from
place to place.
Cells contain chloroplasts with
cell walls composed of cellulose.
Most organisms have body
symmetry.
Cells are organized into tissues,
organs and organ systems (roots
and shoots).
Cells are organized into tissues,
organs and organ systems.
Most reproduce from seeds.
Most reproduce with eggs.
Hibiscus is an example.
Luna moth and cheetah are
examples.
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Animalia