Daily TAKS Connection: Characteristics of Kingdoms

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Daily TAKS ConnectionCharacteristics of
Kingdoms

• BIO (8) The student knows applications of
  taxonomy and can identify its limitations. The
  student is expected
• (C) Identify characteristics of kingdoms
  including monerans, protists, fungi, plants, and
  animals.

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Foldable Instructions

• Construct a layered book foldable
• Materials
• Foldable handout (3 pages)
• Scissors
• Pen
• Colored pencils/crayons
• Stapler

• Instructions ?????

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Archaebacteria Notes

• On the tab labeled Archaebacteria, record the
  following notes
• Prokaryotic
• No nucleus
• No membrane-bound organelles
• Most have cell walls
• Single-celled
• Both autotrophs and heterotrophs exist
• Reproduce by asexual reproduction
• Also called extremophiles because they live in
  extreme environments (extremely hot, salty, or
  acidic environments)

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Eubacteria Notes

• On the tab labeled Eubacteria, record the
  following notes
• Prokaryotic
• No nucleus
• No membrane-bound organelles
• Most have cell walls
• Single-celled
• Both autotrophic and heterotrophic exist
• Reproduce by asexual reproduction
• Most abundant kingdom on earth

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Protist Notes

• On the tab labeled Protists, record the
  following notes
• Eukaryotic
• Contain a nucleus
• Contain membrane bound organelles
• Unicellular and multicellular exist
• Both autotrophs and heterotrophs exist
• Examples euglena, paramecium, amoeba

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Fungi Notes

• On the tab labeled Fungi, record the following
  notes
• Eukaryotic
• Multicellular
• Have a cell wall
• Lack chloroplasts
• Heterotrophic
• Decomposers
• Can reproduce by both sexual reproduction
  (produce spores) and asexual reproduction
• non-motile
• Examples mushrooms and mold

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Plant Notes

• On the tab labeled Plants, record the following
  notes
• Eukaryotic
• Multicellular
• Autotrophic
• Contain chloroplasts
• Makes own food by photosynthesis
• Have a cell wall
• Most reproduce by sexual reproduction
• Non-motile

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Animal Notes

• On the tab labeled Animals, record the
  following notes
• Eukaryotic
• Multicellular
• Heterotrophic
• No cell wall
• Reproduce by sexual reproduction
• Motile

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Question 1

• The kingdom Animalia includes all of these except
  
• a. jellyfish
• b. paramecium
• c. sponges
• d. roundworms

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Question 2

• Which is a characteristic of members of the plant
  kingdom that distinguishes them from members of
  the animal kingdom?
• a. Storage of energy in chemical bonds
• b. Use of mRNA during protein production
• c. Exchange of H2O with the environment
• d. Use of chlorophyll for solar-energy
  transformation

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Question 3

• This organism most likely is a member of which
  kingdom?
• a. Eubacteria
• b. Animalia
• c. Protista
• d. Plantae

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Taxonomy Notes

• On the reverse of your foldable, record the
  following
• Taxonomic Hierarchy a scientific classification
  system
• Organisms are most closely related when the their
  names contain the same genus.

Kingdom (least specific) King
Phylum Phillip
Class came
Order over
Family for
Genus good
Species (most specific) soup.
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Question 4

• Which of these classifications is least specific?
• a. Family
• b. Genus
• c. Phylum
• d. Order

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Question 5

• Which of these classifications is most specific?
• a. Family
• b. Genus
• c. Phylum
• d. Order

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Question 6

• The bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, is most closely
  related to the
• a. spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki
• b. Asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax
• c. northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens
• d. African bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus

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Kingdom Trait Vocabulary Match

• Match the kingdom with the correct characteristics