1. Notes for Chapter 9 Section 2 Name: _________________
Pages 208 – 213 Date: _________________
Block: _________________
1. Currently, all living things are classified in 6 kingdoms.
The six kingdoms are:
a. Archaebacteria
b. Eubacteria
c. Protists
d. Fungi
e. Plants
f. Animals
2. The bacteria are divided into 2 kingdoms, the archaebacteria and the Eubacteria All bacteria are
single celled prokaryotes, which means they do not have a nucleus
3. Archaebacteria are the ancient bacteria that have been on earth for 3 billion years, and live in
places where most organisms could not survive
4. Eubacteria make up most of the other thousands of kinds of bacteria on earth. They live in soil,
in water and even on and inside of you!
5. Protists are single celled or very simple multicellular organisms. They are eukaryotes,
organisms with a nucleus.
6. The plant kingdom contains complex multicellular organisms that are usually green and use
sunlight to photosynthesize.
7. Fungi are complex multicellular organisms. They are different from plants because they do not
obtain nutrients through the process of photosynthesis Fungi get their nutrients by absorbing
them from their surroundings after they break them down with digestive juices. We refer to them
as decomposers.
8. The animal kingdom contains complex multicellular organisms that can move and have nervous
systems. Their cells lack cell walls.

2. Fill in the chart:
Kingdom Prokaryotic or Unicellular, How do they obtain Examples
Eukaryotic Multicellular or Both food?
Eubacteria (Composers or E. coli
P U Decomposers) cyanobacteria
Autotrophs and
heterotrophs
Archaebacteria Chemisynthesis Hot springs bacteria
P U (Not all have cell walls!)
3 types:
-Methane makers (swamps)
-Heat lovers (Oceanic)
-Salt lovers (Dead Sea)
Protist Autotrophs and Protozoa/ Euglena, paramecia
E B Heterotrophs Algae (some multicellular –
seaweed and kelp) or
Photosynthesis
Slime & water molds
Giant Kelp
Fungi Most are Molds
E M decomposers Mushrooms (Amanita)
Plant Autotrophs Giant sequoia
E M Flowering plants
Animal Heterotrophs - Eagles
E M - Tortoises
- Beetles
- Dolphins