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Kingdoms of Life Scavenger Hunt
Your Task
Use information to decide what kingdom an organism
belongs in.
Directions
The following pages have pictures of 26 different
organisms with the name and an informational paragraph
below.
Go through each page and list the following information –
1.
2.
3.
Name
Kingdom
Proof (usually 2 or 3 facts)
Create a large three columned chart. Title columns with
the required info listed above to organize your answers.
1
Romanesco broccoli
This organism is bright green due to all
the chlorophyll in its many eukaryotic
cells. Chlorophyll is what helps an
autotroph make its own food through
photosynthesis.
2
Halobacteria
This organism is a single celled
organism with no nucleus that lives in
extremely hot springs at the base of a
volcano.
3
Paramecium
This single-celled eukaryotic organism
lives in freshwater habitats. It is
covered in cilia, short hair-like
structures used for swimming and for
wafting food into its groove-like
mouth.
4
Grimpoteuthis
This ocean dwelling organism is made
of many cells. They reproduce
sexually and the female lays eggs. It is
a heterotroph that has to capture its
prey.
5
Ceropegia ampliata
This autotroph takes in light energy to
make its own food. It is also made of
many eukaryotic cells.
6
Rhizopus Nigricans
This multi cellular organism is a
heterotroph that feeds on bread and
old food by decomposing it.
7
Amoeba
These heterotrophic organisms move
and feed using a pseudopod (false
foot) and are made of only one cell
that has a nucleus.
8
English Bulldog
These multi celled organisms are
made of eukaryotic cells and are
heterotrophs. They reproduce
sexually and females have live babies.
9
Armillaria
This organism can grow to be the
largest living thing on Earth! It is made
of eukaryotic cells and feeds of
decaying matter.
10
Staphylothermus Marinus
This single celled, very simple
organism is only found in deep ocean
hydrothermal vents, thriving on
volcanic sulphur.
11
Angel Oak
This 1500 year old multi-celled
organisms is an autotroph.
12
Protozoa
These are fresh water single celled
organisms that move around by
moving their limbs and feed on
bacteria. They also have a nucleus
that contains DNA.
13
Mantis
This small, but many celled organism,
is heterotrophic and lives in wooded
areas. They produce sexually and the
female often eats the male
afterwards!
14
Pediastrum
This is a very common single celled
organism that has a nucleus and is
found in common pond and rain
water.
15
Elephantidae
These organisms are very large and
made of millions of eukaryotic cells.
They are heterotrophic animals that
eat plants.
16
Methanosarcina Rumen
This single celled organism can only
survive in places with little or no
oxygen and is found in the digestive
tract of sheep. It is a prokaryote.
17
Sponge
This multi-celled organism feeds
heterotrophically by capturing nutrients in the
water that passes through it. It reproduces
asexually by “budding” - spouting a second one
off its side.
18
Euglena
This single celled organism is made of
a eukaryotic cell. It is an autotroph
that lives in calm clean water.
19
Blobfish
This is an organism that is made of
many eukaryotic cells and eats snails.
20
Nymphaeaceae
These flat green autotrophs are made
of many cells and produce sexually
through pollination.
21
Sulfolobus
This organism has no nucleus in its cell
and thrives in very harsh acidic
conditions.
22
Amanita
This organism is a multicellular
heterotroph. It survives by
decomposing dead organic material in
the soil.
23
Paradisaeidae
This unique multi celled organism lays
eggs to reproduce. It is made of many
cells and eats insects.
24
Omphalotus nidiformis
This organism is heterotrophic
because it feeds on dead matter. Its
many cells are all eukaryotic and it
thrives in moist woods.
25
E. Coli
This organism can make you very sick
even though it is a microscopic single
celled organism with no nucleus. It
can live just about anywhere in a
normal environment.
26
Diatom
This is a unicellular organism that is
eukaryotic. They are responsible for
40% of photosynthesis in the oceans
and fresh water.