Mr. Ceglie's Kingdom Scavenger Hunt
Directions: You are going to do a survey of the 5 kingdoms. Below are a series of questions which you must answer on a seperate piece of paper. Use the links to help guide you to the correct information.
1) Explain the 5 kingdom system used to classify organisms and explain its importance. This should be at least one paragraph long.
Domain Archea
Simple Taxonomy
Table of the Kingdoms
Classification Today
The nuts and bolts of taxonomy
Domain info
2) List the major attributes of the kingdom  Monera.
Kingdom Monera
3) Use links below to identify the name of this specific Monera.
More Monera
borrowed from www.abc.net
Bacteria pictures
4) Research dinoflagellates using the links below. Why are dinoflagellates important to marine life?
Diversity of Life
Dino Information
5) Using the links below, what are the main characteristics of Fungi?
6) Compare the major types of plants using the links below as a guide?
7) Identify the following plants. All borrowed from www.ag.udel/conifer
8) Make a "tree of life" of the major animal phyla.Use the links below to help.
9) What are the major characteristics of all animals. Use the following links.
Fun facts
Mykoweb
borrowed from www.herb.lsa.umich.edu
Botany.com
General classification
Tree of Life
UC Berkley
USDA plants
Diversity of Life
Diversity of Life
a) Is below a cedar, cyprus or fir?
Use this link
b) Is below a cedar, cyprus or fir?
c) Is below a cedar, pine or fir?
Classification of animals
Plant Kingdom
Intro to animals
created 3/16/03
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