Biology 11: Six Kingdoms

Kingdom: Eubacteria

Bacillus

Bacillus are rod-shaped bacteria, often seen in links, but can be found single.  E. coli is a form ofBacillus, which causes diarrhea and for the illness to spread among anyone it comes in contact with.  The E. coli bacteria can be passed on through drinking, eating or ingesting anything that is contaminated.  These bacteria belong in the Kingdom of Eubacteria because they are microscopic and single-celled.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus

 

 

Thermus

Thermus cells are a unicellular organism in the Eubacteria Kingdom.  They are shaped like long snakes, that tend to grow in hot springs, or in geysers.  These bacteria belong in the Kingdom of Bacteria because they are microscopic, single celled organisms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermus

 

Kingdom: Archaebacteria

Aeropyrum pernix

The cells of Aeropyrum pernix are round in shape.  These single-celled organisms are able to live in very harsh and extreme environments.  They belong in the Archaebacteria Kingdom because they are single-celled organisms that are able to live under hard conditions, for example, in hot springs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeropyrum_pernix

 

Euryarchaeota

Euyarchaeota are sphere-shaped cells that produce methane.  They can survive in high concentrations of salt.  They belong in the Archaebacteria Kingdom because they are single-celled organisms that can live in harsh conditions, for example, the Dead Sea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryarchaeota

 

Kingdom: Protists

Plasmodium ovale

Plasmodium ovale is a type of parasitic protoza that can cause malaria in humans.  The cells of Plasmodium ovale are sphere-shaped, and found in chains, or link of one another.  hey belong in the Protist Kingdom because they’re unicellular, parasitic organisms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_ovale

 

Quartan malaria

Quartan malaria is a type of protist similar to the Plasmodium ovale.  It can cause malaria in humans, starting with a high fever, while other symptoms of malaria can be seen.  They belong in the Protist Kingdom because they’re unicellular, parasitic organisms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_malariae

 

Kingdom: Fungi

Ascomycota

Ascomycota is a type of fungi that reproduces asexually by using spore shooters.  It’s common name is sac fungi.  It can grow on the sides of trees, and is sphere-shaped.  It is part of the Fungi Kingdom because they live in the forest, attach themselves to trees, and have spores they use to reproduce asexually.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascomycota

 

Zygomycota

Zygomycota can live in soil, decaying plant or animal matter.  It is formed and reproduces asexually, through thousands of chlamydospores.  It is part of the Fungi Kingdom because, they live in the forest, attach themselves to trees, and have spores they use to reproduce asexually.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygomycota

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Reptile (Reptilia)

Reptiles are tetrapods, which means that have 4 legs and vertebrae.  Today, the reptile kingdom consists of turtles, crocodiles and lizards.  They belong in the Animalia kingdom because they have 4 limbs (or have descended from a four-legged creature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile

 

Arthropods (Arthropoda)

Today, Arthropods consist of insects, spiders and crustaceans.  They belong in the Animalia Kingdom because they have an exoskeleton, and a segmented body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod

 

 

Kingdom: Plantae

Green Algae (Chlorophyta)

Green Algae is a plant that grows underwater, through the floor of the body of water it inhabits.  It can resemble green fuzzy hair, or bunches of lettuce.  It reproduces asexually, and it belongs in the Plantae Kingdom because it does so (reproduce asexually).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_algae

 

Moss

Moss is a member of the Plantae Kingdom.  It grows in patches on trees, on the forest floor, and on rocks, and pretty much anything that stands still and is shady.  It reproduces asexually, and because of that, along with other factors, it is a member of the Plantae Kingdom.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss