Animal Kingdom:
Siboglinidae
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Ploychaeta
Order: Sabellida
Family: Siboglinidae Caullery, 1914
Genus: Rifitia Jones, 1981
Species: Rifitia pachyptila, 1981
Description why this organism fits into this group:Rifitia pachyptila is commonly known as giant tube worms and are commonly found in the intertidal and pelagic zones. They contain organs such as the “red” plume that’s at the top of their free end, they can reproduce sexually by releasing eggs which float up where the sperm is able to swim to the eggs and fertilize them. Rifitia pachyptilaobtain their nutrients and energy from the bacteria that makes up about half of the worms’ body weight; these bacteria convert oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide into nutrients and energy for the worm they are on to “eat” and this is known as chemosynthesis. They are heterotrophs. This species is about to mature sexually, grow, and colonize very quickly in just about two years.
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Lowland Streaked Tenrec
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammila
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Hemicentetes
Species: Hemicentetes semispinous
Description why this organism fits into this group: This organism is a eukaryote. The Lowland Streaked Tenrec receives his nutrients and energy mostly from feeding on earthworms. You are able to find them in Madagascar either in shallow waters or on land. Reproduction is sexually with another male if female. This specific organism sexually matures within the first year of life resulting in being fertile only during that year and maybe a bit more later.
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Plant Kingdom:
Rafflesia arnoldii
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rafflesiales
Family: Rafflesiaceae
Genus: Rafflesia
Species: Rafflesia arnoldii
Description why this organism fits into this group: This is the world’s largest flower and is found in the jungles of Southeast Asia. This organism is dependent on a vine called Tetrastigma and drain their food/nutrients from them to survive. They reproduce sexually by a bud that takes months to developpe with the need of successful pollination, this pollination happens when flies smell the flowers odour and moves the pollen from male to female plants. Finally, this organism is composed of cellulose in the cell wall.
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Passiflora incarnate
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eduicots
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species: Passiflora incarnate
Description why this organism fits into this group: This organism is a eukaryote and is multicellular. The Passiflora incarnateproduces flowers during the summer months once the flowers are pollinated. The organism is considered a hermaphrodite meaning bees and other organisms interact with one flower and then pollinate another flower. They are as well a great medical resource that can help with calming and soothing of the stomach and mind.
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Fungus Kingdom:
Amanita muscaria
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycetes
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Grilled Mushrooms
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species: Amanita muscaria
Description why this organism fits into this group: This organism has intoxicating effects on flies. The cells have a very complex structures and it also contains a nucleus. This is in the Fungus Kingdom because of the composition of the cell wall. It is also considered a “sedative material”. The Amanita muscaria is a multicellular organism and reproduces sexually by sexual spores know as basidiospores. As well as, it is made up of chitin which composes the external wall.
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Blue Milk Mushroom
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycetes
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Lactarius
Species: Lactarius indigo
Description why this organism fits into this group: This organism can be found in North America, East Asia, and Central America. They contain chitin in their cell walls and have visible reproductive structures called fruit bodies. They have a mass of fungal cells called hyphae that make up most of this organism. As well as, they are eukaryotes which are multicellular.
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Protista Kingdom:
Marimo
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Green algae
Class: Ulvophycae
Order: Cladophorales
Family: Pithophoraceae
Genus: Aegagropila
Species: Aegagropila linnaei
Description why this organism fits into this group: This organism has a presence of chitin and contains cellulose in the cell walls. Marimo is a multicellular freshwater green alga and grows at a bottom of a lake in either 3 forms. This organism colonizes and grows quite fast. The unique form of this organism has a limit for photosynthesis to happen because they growth with possibly 3 on top of each other; this organism tends to roll around due to the sphere shape for the process of photsynthesis to be able to happen. Aegagropila linnaei is a very rare green alga.
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Arcasidae
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Percolozoa
Class: Heterolobosea
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Arcasidae
Genus: Acrasis
Species: Acrasis rosea
Description why this organism fits into this group: This organism is described as a slime mold. They are a cellular organism with fruit-like structures that are spores when they reproduce by releasing pheromones which develop into unicellular molds of this same species. As well as, this organism helps by decomposing dead vegetation. They eat bacteria and yeast and live in the water.
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Archaebacteria Kingdom:
Haloferax volcanii
Domain: Archeae
Kingdom: Archeabacteria
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Halobacteria
Order: Halobacteriales
Family: Halobacteriaceae
Genus: Haloferax
Species: Haloferax volcanii
Description why this organism fits into this group: This organism is able to live in the Deep Sea, the Great Salt Lake, and other oceanic environments with a high sodium chloride concentrate; therefore, this organism is a halophile since it lives in extremely harsh environments. This is a prokaryotic organism and actually has no cell wall and uses its exterior S-layer for structure.
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Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
Domain: Archeae
Kingdom: Archeabacteria
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Methanobacteria
Order: Methanobacteriales
Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Genus: Methanothermobacter
Species: Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
Description why this organism fits into this group: This organism is a methanogen meaning it lives in harsh environments because it lives in thermophilic, anaerobic area like sewage sludge digesters. The cell was is made up of pseudomurein and is a prokaryote.
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Eubacteria Kingdom:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Eubacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetes
Class: Spirochete
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Spirochaetaceae
Genus: Borrelia
Species: Borrelia burgdorferi
Description why this organism fits into this group: This bacterium is the main cause of Lyme disease and is found almost anywhere. This bacterium is a prokaryote, double-membraned with two flagella. It moves by a twisting and rotating motion and has a shape of a helical. As well as, it reproduces asexually with binary fission. They require oxygen to survive even in low concentration and is not classified as either Gram-negative or Gram-positive; however, is Gram-negative by default with a weak negative stain because of the last used dye – safrin.
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Helicobacter pylori
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Eubacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Epsilonproteobacteria
Order: Campyobacterales
Family: Helicobacteracae
Genus: Helicobacter
Species: Helicobacter pylori
Description why this organism fits into this group: This bacterium causes Helicobacter pylori spread by fecal oral route and can also cause complications with stomach ulcers and stomach cancer. This is a prokaryote bacterium and has a helix-shape that is capable of forming biofilms. As well as it can convert from spirals to coccids and is very motile with four to six flagella. It is Gram-negative with the stain lab test and requires oxygen.
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