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The document discusses the 5 kingdoms of living organisms - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. It explains some key characteristics of each kingdom, such as Monera consisting of single-celled bacteria without nuclei, Protista including algae and some cells that can photosynthesize or consume food, Fungi absorbing food and lacking the ability to photosynthesize or move, Plantae being multicellular organisms that undergo photosynthesis and have cell walls made of cellulose, and Animalia consuming food and being able to move. The document arranges the kingdoms from simplest to most complex.

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The document discusses the 5 kingdoms of living organisms - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. It explains some key characteristics of each kingdom, such as Monera consisting of single-celled bacteria without nuclei, Protista including algae and some cells that can photosynthesize or consume food, Fungi absorbing food and lacking the ability to photosynthesize or move, Plantae being multicellular organisms that undergo photosynthesis and have cell walls made of cellulose, and Animalia consuming food and being able to move. The document arranges the kingdoms from simplest to most complex.

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Classification of Living Organisms – Taxonomy

Word of the day: Taxonomy: sorting or organizing organisms into groups based on traits.

Kingdom Kids
Phylum Put
Class Clams
Order On
Family Fat
Genus Guys
Species Stomachs

Today we’re going to be


talking about Kingdoms. Each
Kingdom is a separate set of
living things. The Phylum
level is more specific, and the
Class level is even more
specific. For example, say we
were talking about inventions
and there was a kingdom of
“Vehicle”; you might say “Ok,
a Phylum of that is “Vehicle with wheels” so not a sled or a hot air balloon.
A Class of that Phylum might be “Vehicle with wheels but 4 of them” so not a bicycle.

Using this method, what might an Order be? Can you add a level of complexity to “Vehicle, with
wheels, but only 4 of them AND… (you write)
Must run on electricity (Tesla) Must be a convertible (So not an SUV) Must be self-driving

Today we are ONLY talking about the 5 Kingdoms. They are:


Monerans Protists Fungi Plants Animals

Simple → Complex

Monerans: The most basic; they’re only made of one cell, and do NOT have a Nucleus.
They use DNA to make more cells, but… they are so basic that the instructions are simple
that they do not need one.
Monerans are bacteria, they are not more complex than that,
and they are the oldest forms of life, mostly because they are
so simple. They lack much of the organization of other life
forms, but then they don’t really need to be organized
because they’re simple. Tooth plaque and yogurt are these
sorts of bacteria.
Protists: While often one cell, Protists can
work together as a group (sometimes) in
something called a colony, but they are
very similar to Monerans, except they DO
have a nucleus because they are more
complex with cellular organs like
mitochondria and chloroplasts.

Algae = MANY Protists


Protists can get food from the sun (photosynthesis) or consume food, sometimes they do both.

Some protists, like Kelp, can form more specialized multi-cell


structures, but they lack specialization and can replicate an entirely new
piece of kelp from a single piece. This still means they are basic, but
slightly organized into working as a group though they often clump
together rather than grow from a single seed like a tree.

Fungi: Sometimes they are one cell (yeast in bread) or can be


multicellular, like a mushroom. Fungi absorb/consume food and do NOT
use photosynthesis to survive. Fungi can’t move to avoid other creatures
or seek other food sources, they are totally immobile but
they simply spread, often rather quickly.

Fungi use spores to spread out everywhere, like a bread mold. They are extremely durable.

Plants: ONLY do photosynthesis and ALWAYS have a cell wall made of


cellulose. True plants are multicellular. Also, much like animals, plants can
reproduce sexually and can exchange their genes with other plants. Plants
can also be grafted onto each other; this is how you can new varieties of
fruit, sometimes you might see lemon and limes on the same tree.

Animals: Do not do photosynthesis; animals consume food. All animals


move. They have no cell walls. Animals are always multicellular.
EXTREMELY diverse: Ants, sponge, you, jellyfish, birds.

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