Introduction to Biodiversity

Domain *Virus Prokaryote Eukaryote

Kingdom *Virus Monera Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
General 1. Consist of nuclleic acid 1. Unicellular 1. Mostly 1. Decomposers 1. Multicellular 7. Multicellular
Characteristi and protein 2. Doesn’t have unicellular but 2. Unicellular and
2. photosynthetic Heterotrophs
cs 2. Nucleid acid is covered nucleus some is Multicellular pigment in 8. Diverse in
by protein 3. Have ribosom multicellular 3. Cell wall made plastids Form
3. Most viruses range in 4. Some of them 2. Reoroduce by chitin 3. primarily non- 9. No Cell Walls
sizes 20-250 nm can make sexual or 4. Absorptive motile and live 10. Active
4. Obligate intracellular photosynthesis asexual heterotrophy anchored to a Movement
parasite 5. Cell wall 3. Live in water, 5. Not dependant substrate. 11. Reproduce
5. Crystallisable soil, or human on light 4. Reproduce sexual or and
6. Non-living outside the body 6. Can invade the sexual or asexual
body of host 4. can grow until interior of a asexual
7. Metobolically 100 feet substrate with5. The life cycle
inneficient 5. autotroohic or absorptive consists of
heterotroohic filaments alternating
haploid
gametophyte
and diploid
sporophyte
generation
Type 1. RNA Virus 1. Archaebacte 1. Heterotroph 1. Zygomycota 1. Nonvascul 1. Invertebr
2. DNA Virus ria s with no 2. Ascomycota ar plants ate
2. Eubacteria permanent 3. Basidiomyc 2. Seedless 2. Vertebrat
3. Blue-green locomotor ota vascular e
Algae apparatus plants
2. Photosynth 3. Seed
etic Protists vascular
3. Heterotroph plants
s with
Flagella
 4. Nonmotile
spore-
formers
5. Heterotroph
s with
restricted
mobility
Example 1. RNA viruses include 1. Archaebacteria 1. Heterotrophs 1. The example of 1. Nonvascular 1. Invertebrates
from each Orthomyxoviruses, include with no a zygomycte is plans include include
type Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), crenarchaeota permanent Rhizopus moses, sponges,
Ebola disease, SARS, (Acidilobus locomotor stolonife liverworts, and jellyfish,
influenza, polio saccharovoran, apparatus 2. The example of hornworts worms,
measles and retrovirus Aeropyrum include ascomycota is 2. Seedless mollusks,
including human pernix, amoebas, candida vascular plants arthropods,
immunodeficiency Desulfurococcus forams, and albicans Include and starfish
virus (HIV). kamchatkensis, radiolarians 3. The example of Horsetails 2. Vertebrates
2. DNA viruses include etc.), 2. Photosynthetic basidiomycota (Phylum include fish,
human papillomavirus euryarchaeota protists include are Sphenophyta), amphibians,
(HPV), Hepatitis B (Archaeoglobus some Cryptococcus Ferns (Phylum reptiles,
Virus, Adenovirus, fulgidus, phytoplankton neoformans Pterophyta), birds, and
herpesvirus, and Archaeoglobus and unicellular and Ustilago Club Mosses, mammals.
poxvirus. veneficus, etc), algae maydis Quillworts,
Methanogens 3. Heterotrophs and Spike
(Methanobacter with Flagella Mosses
ium bryantii, include ciliates (Phylum
Methanobacteri and Lycophyta),
um formicum, zoomastigotes Whisk Ferns
etc), 4. Nonmotile (Phylum
Halobacteriacea spore-formers Psilotophyta)
e (Haladaptatus, include 3. Seed vascular
Halalkalicoccus, sporozoans plants include
Halarchaeum, 5. Heterotrophs egumes, fruits,
etc), with restricted flowers,
 Thermophiles mobility include shrubs, fruit
(Sulfolobus slime molds and trees and
acidocaldariu, water molds maple trees
Sulfolobus
islandicus, etc),
Psychrophiles
(Methanogeniu
m boonei,
Methanogeniu
m cariaci, etc)

2. Eubacteria
include
Streptococcus
pneumoniae
(the bacteria
responsible for
strep throat),
Yersinia pestis
(thought to be
the cause of the
black death), E.
Coli (found in
the intestines of
every mammal),
Lactobaccilus (a
genus of
bacteria used to
make cheeses
and yogurt)

3. Blue-green
algae include
 Anabaena sp,
Aphanizomenon
sp, Microcystis
sp, and
Planktothrix sp
Role in Viruses are important Monerans are main Protists are a good Fungi play a major 1. Plantae’s Animal role as
Ecosystem microbial predators that decomposers in food source and role as important jobs consumers helps
and its influence global many ecosystems, have symbiotic decomposers and keep us and maintain the
Importance biogeochemical cycles and breaking down dead relationships with recyclers the rest of the cycle of energy in
drive microbial evolution, organic matter and other organisms. ecosystem the environment
although their impact is returning the Some protists also alive. Today, and ensures the
often under appreciated. nutrients to the soil produce oxygen, we'll look at sustainability of
to enter the food and may be used to four services: their habitat.
web, Some produce biofuel. the role of
monerans are plants in the
photosynthetic and carbon and
are important oxygen cycle,
producers in damp in the water
or aquatic cycle, in
ecosystems, fix providing
nitrogen, taking nutrition, and
nitrogen gas from in regulating
the air and changing habitats.
it to compound 2. Plant presence
form that producers speeds soil
can consume. erosion.
3. Plants aid in
decomposition
of organic
material.
4. Plants hold
water and
moderate the
 climate.
5. Plants release
carbon
dioxide.