Kingdoms Notes and Brochure Activity PDF
Kingdoms Notes and Brochure Activity PDF
Kingdoms Notes and Brochure Activity PDF
Objective: You will demonstrate your knowledge of the six kingdoms of organisms by gathering
information (from your class notes, the internet, and the biology textook) and creating a brochure on
the six kingdoms in which scientists classify organisms.
1. Making the Brochure- the brochure is made of one piece of paper. Fold the paper into thirds.
2. Cover- your cover should have a picture and an appropriate title. Your name should be written in
the bottom right corner of the cover.
3. Inside the Brochure- inside your brochure, you should have one section for each of six kingdoms.
Use the front and back of the paper. Since there will only be five open sections left in the brochure,
you should place both the Eubacteria Kingdom and Archaebacteria Kingdom in the same section.
You must include the following information for each of the six kingdoms:
• Are the organisms unicellular (one cell) or multicellular (many cells) or both?
• Do they have a nucleus in their cells?
• Do they make their own food or get it from other organisms?
• Other important characteristics
• A picture or a diagram of sample organisms (one or a few)
The Kingdom Fungi
Fungi are eukaryotes, which means their cells have a nucleus. Their
cells also have a cell wall made of chitin. Fungi include both unicellular
(yeasts) and multicellular (molds, mushrooms etc.) organisms that are
generally visible to the naked eye. Fungi don’t move on their own, nor do
they make their own food. Fungi are heterotrophs or consumers, which
means they get their nutrients from other living things. Fungi use external
digestion – they secrete (let out) digestive enzymes that dissolve their
food, and then they absorb the nutrients they need from the environment.
Examples:
Mushrooms Molds
Yeast
Kingdom Plantae
Plantae includes all land plants: mosses, ferns, grass, trees, flowering
plants, and so on—an amazing range of diverse forms. Plants don’t move.
They are autotrophs, or producers, which means they make their own
food through photosynthesis. Plants are multicellular, meaning that
they consist of many cells. They are eukaryotes, so all of their cells have a
nucleus. Plants cells also have a cell wall made of cellulose.
The most striking, and important, feature of plants is their green color,
the result of a pigment called chlorophyll. Plants use chlorophyll to
capture light energy, which fuels the manufacture of food—sugar, starch,
and other carbohydrates. Without these food sources, most life on earth
would be impossible. There would still be mushrooms and algae, but there
would be no fruits, vegetables, grains, or any animals (which ultimately rely
on plants for their food too!)
Examples:
Trees
Kingdom Protista
Protists are organisms that are classified into the kingdom Protista.
The protists form a group of organisms that really do not fit into any other
kingdom. Although there is a lot of variety within the protists, they do
share some common characteristics.
Examples:
Amoeba Paramecium
Diatoms Algae
Kingdom Archaebacteria
Examples:
Thermophiles Halophiles
(live in hot springs) (live in salty environments, like the dead sea)
Strepococcus
Salmonella
Kingdom Animalia
There are more species of animals than in all the other kingdoms.
From worms, to blue whales, to bald eagles, animals have evolved to fit a
wide variety of habitats.
Animals all have a body plan. Their body plan eventually becomes
fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis
(caterpillar to butterly) later on in their life. Most animals are motile,
meaning they can move around independently.
Examples: