6 Kingdoms of Life

The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy:

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Fermentation

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Organisms that do not move, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down dead things:

• Bacteria

• Plants

• Fungi

• Animals

An unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles like bacteria:

• Eukaryote

• Prokaryote

• Virus

• Fungi

Organisms that can make their own food using sunlight or chemical energy:

• Heterotrophs

• Autotrophs

• Decomposers

• Saprophytes

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The group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce:

• Genus

• Species

• Family

• Order

Which process is used by plants and algae to make food from sunlight?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation

• Transpiration

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The kingdom that includes organisms like yeast and molds:

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Animalia

• Protista

The smallest unit of life that can function independently:

• Tissue

• Organ

• Cell

• Organism

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This type of bacteria lives in extreme environments:

• Bacillus

• Escherichia

• Archaea

• Staphylococcus

The kingdom that includes multicellular organisms that can photosynthesize:

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

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