The Five Kingdoms

Question 1

Kingdom Protista

Answer 1

• unicellular, colonial, or multicellular
• eukaryotic
• no tissues, just organelles
• some heterotrophic, some autotrophic
• “misfit kingdom”

Question 2

Kingdom Fungi

Answer 2

• eukaryotic
• heterotrophs -absorb nutrients (decomposers)
• many nuclei possible per cell
• cell walls of chitin
• most multicellular, some unicellular

Question 3

Kingdom Plantae

Answer 3

• multicellular
• eukaryotic
• autotrophic, food stored as starch
• contains tissues
• cell walls of cellulose

Question 4

Kingdom Animalia

Answer 4

• multicellular
• eukaryotic
• heterotrophic
• specialized tissues, complex organs
• no cell walls

Question 5

Kingdom Monera

Answer 5

• bacteria
• unicellular
• prokaryotic
• nutrition from absorption, sometimes chemoautotrophic, photosynthetic, or heterotrophic
• cell wall of polysaccharide w/ peptides
• 1-10 microns
• two kingdoms? Archaebacteria (ancient) and eubacteria (true)