The Kingdoms and Characteristics by Ella Wahlgren [Student]

The Kingdoms and Characteristics by Ella Wahlgren [Student] https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86 en-us 2022-09-19 13:15:32 UTC 2025-09-28 14:50:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Kingdoms 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302962482 2022-09-19 13:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302962482 Animalia 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302963035 2022-09-19 13:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302963035 Plantae 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302963931 2022-09-19 13:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302963931 Fungi 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302965676 2022-09-19 13:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302965676 Protista 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302966128 2022-09-19 13:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302966128 Eubacteria 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302967047 2022-09-19 13:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302967047 Archaea 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302968189 2022-09-19 13:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302968189 Mophead Hydrangea 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302972035 1. Multicellular
- All plants are made up of more than one cell

2. Plant Cells
- All plants' cells are eukaryotic (they have a membrane bound nucleus)
- Plants cells have a cell wall and chloroplast and are generally square or rectangular in shape

3. Autotrophic
- All plants are autotrophic meaning they can produce their own food and don't rely on consuming other organisms
- Through the process of photosynthesis, hydrangeas use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar

4. Rooted to one place
- Plants (barring rare exceptions like venus fly traps) cannot move
- Hydrangeas are rooted in place and have no capacity for movement throughout it's lifetime

5. Chlorophyll
- All plants have chlorophyll, a pigment that makes them green, that helps with the process of photosynthesis
- The chlorophyll in hydrangeas make their stems and leaves green ]]> 2022-09-19 13:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302972035 Prickly Pear Cactus 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302972589 1. Multicellular
- All plants are made up of more than one cell

2. Plant Cells
- All plants' cells are eukaryotic (they have a membrane bound nucleus)
- Plants cells have a cell wall and chloroplast and are generally square or rectangular in shape

3. Autotrophic
- All plants are autotrophic meaning they can produce their own food and don't rely on consuming other organisms
- Prickly pear cactuses' pads are responsible for the process of photosynthesis; They absorb sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar

4. Has a Stem
- All plants have some form of stem, a structure unique to plants
- The prickly pear cactus' stem is a thick, hard-walled, succulent stem that preserves and stores water

5. Both Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
- Most plants can reproduce both sexually and asexually, this is uncommon for most other kingdoms
- Prickly pear cactuses reproduce sexually through seed production within the plant and then dispersion and asexually when pads detach and take root]]> 2022-09-19 13:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302972589 Bernese Mountain Dog 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302975158 1. Multicellular
- All animals are made up of more than one cell

2. Animal cells
- All animals' cells are eukaryotic (they have a membrane bound nucleus)
- Animal cells have no cell wall, no chloroplast and are circular/ irregular in shape

3. Heterotrophic
- All animals are heterotrophic
- Dogs cannot produce their own food and must consume other organisms so they are heterotrophic
- Domesticated dogs consume dog food made with other organisms (ex. kibble made with vegetables and fish)

4. Reproduces Sexually
- Most animals reproduce sexually (Through either internal or external fertilization)
- Dogs reproduce sexually through a process similar to that of humans; Like all mammals, they use internal fertilization to reproduce and then they give birth to live young

5. Mobility
- All animals can move at some point in their life cycle (even animals considered sessile, move early on in their early stages of life)
- Dogs can walk, run etc. from very early on in their lives
- This trait distinguishes animals from most plants and fungi ]]> 2022-09-19 13:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302975158 Giraffe 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302976414 1. Multicellular
- All animals are made up of more than one cell

2. Animal cells
- All animals' cells are eukaryotic (they have a membrane bound nucleus)
- Animal cells have no cell wall, no chloroplast and are circular/ irregular in shape

3. Heterotrophic
- All animals are heterotrophic
- Giraffes cannot produce their own food and must consume other organisms so they are heterotrophic
- Giraffes consume a plant based diet, mostly consisting of leaves, seeds, buds, branches of trees, and occasionally grass

4. Bilateral Symmetry
- Animals all have some form of body symmetry (Asymmetrical, radial, or bilateral)
- Giraffes have bilateral symmetry; They have a head and tail so a vertical plane, running from the front to back of the animal would result in mirror-image right and left sides.

5. Has a skeleton
- All animals have some form of a skeleton unlike other kingdoms
- Giraffes are vertebrates meaning they have a backbone and an endoskeleton (skeleton inside their bodies)]]> 2022-09-19 13:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302976414 Amoeba 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302985677 1. Unicellular
- Barring very few exceptions (ex. kelp), most protists are made up of only one cell
- Amoebas are unicellular

2. Eukaryotic
- All protists are eukaryotes meaning they have a membrane bound nucleus
- Protists differ from other eukaryotes as they don't have chloroplast, chlorophyl or a cell wall like plant cells and can be unicellular unlike animal cells

3. No specialization
- Unlike many other kingdoms (Animalia and plantae), protists do not have specialized cells or tissues
- Amoebas are unicellular and therefore can't have specialization for that reason, but no protists at all have specialized cells or tissues

4. Mobility
- Most protists have the ability to move using one of three structures; flagella, cilia, or pseudopods
- Amoebas move through their environment using pseudopods (false feet) to propel it around

5. Habitat
- All protists live in aquatic/moist environments
- Amoebas are most commonly found in small bodies of water such as fresh water pools, ponds, lakes, streams, ditches or even moist soils]]> 2022-09-19 13:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302985677 Salmonella 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302999770 1. Unicellular
- All eubacteria are made up only one cell

2. Prokaryotic
- All eubacteria cells are prokaryotic meaning they don't have a membrane bound nucleus
- Eubacteria cells lack many structures found in the cells that make up eukaryotic organisms (other kingdoms)

3. Gram + or Gram -
- Only the bacterial kingdoms can classify it's organisms into gram + or gram -
- Though unlike archaea bacteria (can only be -), eubacteria can be either + or -
- Salmonella is gram -, meaning it's cell walls are thinner, it would appear pink in a gram stain test, and it's less receptive to antibiotics

4. Causes Disease
- Eubacteria is the only kingdom with the ability to cause disease (others can carry it but not cause it)
- Salmonella is a bacterial disease that affects the intestinal track
- You can most frequently get from ingesting infected contaminated water or food (ex. raw chicken)

5. Lives everywhere
- Eubacteria also differs from archaea bacteria in where they can be found
- Eubacteria live nearly everywhere; Anywhere in nature as well as in/on the human body
- Salmonella live most commonly in the intestinal tracts of animals ]]> 2022-09-19 13:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2302999770 Halophile 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2303004375 1. Unicellular
- All archaea bacteria are made up of only one cell

2. Prokaryotic
- All archaea bacteria cells are prokaryotic meaning they don't have a membrane bound nucleus
- Archaea bacteria cells also lack many structures found in the cells that make up eukaryotic organisms (other kingdoms)

3. Gram -
- All archaea bacteria are exclusively gram -
- Their cell walls are thinner, they appear pink in a gram stain test, and they are less receptive to antibiotics
- Following suit, halophiles are gram -

4. Live in Harsh Environments
- All archaea bacteria live is extremely harsh living conditions; Some examples of which include hydrothermal vents (extreme heat), the arctic (extreme cold), and the Great Salt Lake in Utah (extreme salt)
- Halophiles in live in extremely salty environments

5. Anaerobic
- Archaea bacteria are the only kingdom in which all their organisms are anaerobic (do not require oxygen to live)
- Rather than requiring oxygen to live, halophiles are unable to survive outside of their high-salt environments]]> 2022-09-19 13:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2303004375 Interesting Facts 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2312403881 - Bernese Mountain Dogs were once used as delivery dogs; They would pull carts filled with dairy products such as milk and cheese.
- They love the outdoors; Bernese Mountain Dogs love being outside and being active – especially in cold weather and snow.]]> 2022-09-25 16:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2312403881 Interesting Facts 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2312410532 - Giraffes have blue tongues; This is because a pink tongue would get sunburnt. The darker colour prevents this.
- Each one has unique spots; No two giraffes have the same pattern. Their spots also vary depending on their species. ]]> 2022-09-25 17:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2312410532 Interesting Facts 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2312459419 - The colour that hydrangeas bloom is determined by the soil they are grown in; The PH level level of the soil affects what colour they are
- They don't smell; Unlike other flowers like roses, hydrangeas have no fragrance.]]> 2022-09-25 18:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2312459419 Common Puffball Mushroom 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2313810416 1. Eukaryotic
- All fungi are made up of eukaryotic cells (they have a membrane bound nucleus
- Fungi cells are different from other cells because they don't have chloroplasts or chlorophyll and because their cell wall is made up of different components (ex. chitins)

2. Heterotrophic
- Fungi are heterotrophic organisms meaning they cannot produce their own food and rely on consuming other organisms
- Some fungi, like the common puffball mushroom, are saprophytic; This means they get their energy from consuming dead and/or decaying organic material (this is unlike animals, who are also heterotrophic)

3. Unique Structures
- Multicellular fungi (like the common puffball mushroom) are made up of hyphae which weaves together to form a network called the mycelium and the thallus (body of fungi)
- These structures are unique to fungi and differ from those of other kingdoms
- In common puffball mushrooms, the hyphae is found underground and the mycelium network can stretch very far

4. Absorbs Nutrition
- Fungi get their nutrients by absorbing them from the environment surrounding them rather than actually ingesting the organisms
- The common puffball partakes in this process (that is unique to fungi) to get energy and nutrients]]> 2022-09-26 14:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2313810416 Interesting Facts 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2314326056 - The red fruit or pear of this cactus are also known as "tuna"

- Prickly pear cactuses can be used as medicine; They have been used to treat cuts and bruises, stomach problems, and cold symptoms

]]> 2022-09-26 19:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2314326056 Interesting Facts 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2314383775 - Common puffball mushrooms are edible; But! They are only safe to be eaten as young specimen

- Puffballs are named for the puffs of spores they release

]]> 2022-09-26 20:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2314383775 Interesting Facts 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2316547595 - Amoebas have no distinct shape; To put it simply, they kind of resemble blobs of jelly and the shape varies from one to another

- They can be found all over the world; Their habitat isn't geographically specific

]]> 2022-09-28 00:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2316547595 Interesting Facts 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2318332572 - Salmonella infections occur more frequently in summer than in winter

- There are approximately 2,500 different strains of Salmonella

]]> 2022-09-28 22:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2318332572 Interesting Facts 1wahlgrenell https://padlet.com/1wahlgrenell/n0e2x0b1ka12im86/wish/2318758969 - Halophiles can be found in 5 times saltier conditions than the ocean

- Few other organisms share their environment; The high salinity in their habitats make it hard for most organisms to adapt to and to occupy

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