Classification: The 6 Kingdoms

Archaebacteria Kingdom Example #1: Methanosarcina acetivorans

This cauliflowerlike bacteria is a methane producing microbe. It is found in environments such as oil wells, trash dumps, deep-sea hydrothermal vents,  and oxygen-depleted sediments underneath kelp beds.

Archaebacteria Kingdom Example #2: Dunaliella salina

This halophile green micro-algae, is commonly found in sea salt fields. It is a bacteria known for its ability to create large amounts of carotenoids used in makeup cosmetics and dietary supplements.

Eubacteria Kingdom Example #1: Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria, otherwise known as Cyanophyta, are the only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen. These bacteria get their name “Cyanobacteria” from their unique blue-green colour.

Protista Kingdom Example #1: Euglena
Euglena are a unicellular organism belonging to the domain Eukarya. More specifically, the phylum Euglenodia. These phylum are usually found in freshwater though some are found in saltwater. All Euglena have something called a flagellum which is “a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic whiplike appendage.”

Protista Kingdom Example #2: Algae (Euglenophyta)

Euglenophyta algae are a type of unicellular aquatic algae. Most of these live in freshwater and are covered in a strong but flexible layer made of pellicle, which can’t be properly classified as a cell wall.

Fungi Kingdom Example #1: Basidiomycota

Basidiomycota are a threadlike fungi that are composed of hyphae. These fungi reproduce sexually through the formation of the specialized club shaped end cells.

Fungi Kingdom Example #2: Ascomycota

Also known as Ascomycota, these members of the fungi kingdom can form another type of fungi when reproduce with the Basidiomycota. Those fungi are called the subkingdom Dikarya. Ascomycota produce structures for sexual reproduction called gametangia.

Animalia Kingdom Example #1: Panthera Tigris

Commonly known as a tiger, this member of the animalia kingdom is the largest cat species in the world (more specifically a Siberian tiger) with a body length or 3.3 meters (11 ft) long. This species is most easily recognisable for their orange bodies with black stripes. They are a multicellular organism that procreates by the form of sexual reproduction.

Animalia Kingdom Example #2: Balaenoptera musculus

Alike the panthera tigris, these mammals are also a part of the chordata class. Recognisably known as the blue whale, this species has baleen plates rather than teeth in its mouth. The name Balaenoptera musculus means by definition “winged whale” which is referring to the blue whale’s dorsal fin.

Plantae Kingdom Example #1: Rosa acicularis

Rosa acicularis are a multicellular plant and are a photosynthetic eukaryote of the kingdom plantae. They belong to this kingdom because they are a multicellular organism made up of primarily plant cells.




Plantae Kingdom Example #2: Orchidacea

Orchidacea, or orchids, like the rose, a multicellular organism that is made up of plant cells. It fuels itself by means of photosynthesis.


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