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KINGDOM WORKSHEET

Table 1: Kingdom Worksheet

Kingdom Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia

Cell prokaryotic prokaryotic eukaryotic eukaryotic eukaryotic eukaryotic
Type none
often present,
Cell contains present, does not exists in some, usually composed of composed of
Wall contain composition will chitin cellulose
peptidoglycan
peptidoglycan vary

Body Form unicellular, unicellular, most are multicellular multicellular
some are some are multicellular
colonial colonial

unicellular,
colonial, and some

simple
multicellular

Nutrition photosynthesis, heterotrophs some autotrophs, heterotrophs photosynthesis ingestion
chemosynthesis and (absorption) some heterotrophs (absorption or absent
secrete enzymes that
absorption (ingestion and digest food outside
(beterotrophs) absorption) and
of itself)
some both

Nervous absent absent absent absent absent
System

Reproduction asexual asexual asexual and asexual and sexual
asexual and sexual sexual

sexual

Locomotion present in some present in some present in some none distinct at
none some point in

the life cycle

Examples bacteria, methanogens, algae, protozoa mushrooms, yeast, mosses, ferns, sponges,
cyanobacteria extreme bread molds conifers, flowering jellyfish,
starfish,
thermophiles, plants lobsters,
extreme halophiles worms, birds,
(organisms that live mammals

in harsh
environments such
as salt lakes, hot
springs and animal

guts)

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KINGDOM WORKSHEET

Table 1: Kingdom Worksheet

Kingdom Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia

Cell
Type

Cell
Wall

Body Form

Nutrition

Nervous
System

Reproduction

Locomotion

Examples

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PLANTS WORKSHEET

Table 2: Plants Worksheet

Characteristics Bryophyta Tracheophyta
Gymnosperms
Ferns and fern allies Angiosperms

Vascular vs nonvascular vascular tissue provides vascular tissue provides vascular tissue provides
nonvascular support and aids in support and aids in support and aids in
lack true roots, stems and transport transport transport
leaves
possess true roots, stems possess true roots, stems possess true roots, stems and
small in size and leaves
and leaves leaves
transport through
diffusion

no internal support

Dependency on yes, for movement of yes, for movement of sperm no no
water sperm sporophyte sporophyte

Dominant gametophyte sporophyte
generation

depends on water depends on water wind and insects are used wind and insects
for movement of for movement of to move sperm are used to move
to egg
sperm to egg sperm to egg sperm to egg

Reproduction no protection of egg no protection of egg

seed is produced in a cone seed is produced in
that is not covered by a a flower that is covered by

fruit a fruit

Examples mosses, liverworts and ferns, whisk ferns, club evergreens/conifers deciduous trees, heaths,
hornworts mosses, horsetails roses, peas, magnolias,

dandelions

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Table 2: Plants Worksheet

Characteristics Bryophyta Tracheophyta
Gymnosperms
Ferns and fern allies Angiosperms

Vascular vs
nonvascular

Dependency on
water

Dominant
generation

Reproduction

Examples

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BIOLOGY 2001 CURRICULUM GUIDE Table 3: Invertebrate Worksheet

Characteristic Porifera Cnidarians Platyhelminthes Nematoda Annelida Mollusca Arthropoda Echinodermata
(coelenterata)

Symmetry asymmetric radial bilateral bilateral bilateral bilateral bilateral pentamorous radial

Body Cavity none none none present present present present present
(Coelom)

Digestion none two way two way one way one way one way one way one way
one opening one opening two openings two openings two openings two openings two openings

asexual and sexual asexual and sexual asexual and sexual sexual sexual sexual sexual sexual
(some asexual)

Reproduction external external internal internal internal external and internal external
fertilization fertilization fertilization fertilization fertilization internal fertilization fertilization

hermaphrodites fertilization

hermaphorodites hermaphorodites separate sexes and hermaphrodites hermaphrodites separate sexes and separate sexes INVERTEBRATE WORKSHEET
and separate and separate few hermaphrodites and separate sexes and separate sexes few and few
sexes sexes
hermaphrodites hermaphrodites

Examples sponges jellyfish, hydra, planaria, hookworm, earthworm, leech clams, squid, snails spiders, insects, starfish,
coral tapeworm, pinworm lobster sea urchin,
blood flukes sand dollar

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Characteristic Porifera Cnidarians Platyhelminthes Nematoda Annelida Mollusca Arthropoda Echinodermata
(coelenterata)

Symmetry

Body Cavity
(Coelom)

Digestion

Reproduction
Examples

BIOLOGY 2001 CURRICULUM GUIDE Table 4: Vertebrate Worksheet

Characteristic Agnatha Chondrichthyes Osteichthyes Amphibia Reptilia Aves Mammalia
(Jawless Fish) (Cartilagenous (Bony Fish) (Amphibians) (Reptiles) (Birds) (Mammals)

Fish)

Endoskeleton cartilage (no jaw) cartilage cartilage and bone cartilage and bone cartilage and bone cartilage and bone cartilage and bone

Respiratory multiple gill openings multiple gill openings one gill opening gills, skin, lungs lungs (moderate lungs (air sacs, high lungs (high surface
(low surface area) surface area)
no operculum no operculum covered by operculum surface area) area)

Circulatory two chambered two chambered heart two chambered heart three chambered three chambered four chambered four chambered
heart heart heart (incomplete heart heart
septum for fourth

chamber)

Reproduction external fertilization external fertilization external fertilization external fertilization internal fertilization internal fertilization internal fertilization
and development (internal for sharks) and development and development and external and external and internal
development development development
and development

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Characteristic Agnatha Chondrichthyes Osteichthyes Amphibia Reptilia Aves Mammalia
(Jawless Fish) (Cartilagenous (Bony Fish) (Amphibians) (Reptiles) (Birds) (Mammals)

Fish)

Endoskeleton

Respiratory

Circulatory

Reproduction

Examples

DIGESTION WORKSHEET

Table 5: Digestion Worksheet

Organ Associated Enzyme Action Mechanical Other Secretions
Glands Digestion

Mouth salivary glands salivary amylase breaks starch into teeth and tongue sodium bicarbonate, mucin
maltose and water

Stomach gastric glands pepsin breaks proteins into shorter peristalsis 3 times a HCI kills bacteria, breaks
and pyloric polypeptides minute down cellulose, lowers pH

glands for pepsin
water

mucus protects stomach
gastrin is a hormone that

controls the release of
gastric juice

liver and gall none
bladder

proteases (trypsin and chymotrypsin)
further break down polypeptides from the

stomach into shorter polypeptides

pancreas erepsins break down simple polypeptides bile emulsifes lipids and
into amino acids neutralizes chyme
Small Intestine peristalsis occurs
lipase breaks down fats into fatty acid regularly to mix food sodium bicarbonate
and glycerol and enzymes and so neutralizes chyme
push food against the
pancreatic amylase breaks down starch mucus lubricates food mass
into maltose intestinal wall for and protects the digestive
absorption
peptidases break simpler polypeptides into tube from enzymes
amino acids

intestinal glands lipase breaks down fats into fatty acids
and glycerol

maltase breaks maltose into simple
sugars, sucrase breaks

sucrose into simple sugars and lactase
breaks lactose into simple sugars

none, any muscular

Large Intestine mucus glands none action is for the mucus to lubricate
movement of food passageway

water is reabsorbed

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Table 5: Digestion Worksheet

Organ Associated Enzyme Action Mechanical Other Secretions
Glands Digestion

Mouth

Stomach

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