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Kingdoms of Life Scavenger Hunt

Your Task

Use information to decide what kingdom an organism

belongs in.

Directions

The following pages have pictures of 26 different

organisms with the name and an informational paragraph

below.

Go through each page and list the following information –

1. Name

2. Kingdom

3. Proof (usually 2 or 3 facts)

Create a large three columned chart. Title columns with

the required info listed above to organize your answers.

You may use your Kingdoms of Life Chart notes.

1

Romanesco broccoli

This organism is bright green due to all

the chlorophyll in its many eukaryotic

cells. Chlorophyll is what helps an

autotroph make its own food through

photosynthesis.

2

Halobacteria

This organism is a single celled

organism with no nucleus that lives in

extremely hot springs at the base of a

volcano.

3

Paramecium

This single-celled eukaryotic organism

lives in freshwater habitats. It is

covered in cilia, short hair-like

structures used for swimming and for

wafting food into its groove-like

mouth.

4

Grimpoteuthis

This ocean dwelling organism is made of many cells. They reproduce

sexually and the female lays eggs. It is a heterotroph that has to capture its

prey.

5

Ceropegia ampliata

This autotroph takes in light energy to make its own food. It is also made of

many eukaryotic cells.

6

Rhizopus Nigricans

This multi cellular organism is a

heterotroph that feeds on bread and

old food by decomposing it.

7

Amoeba

These heterotrophic organisms move

and feed using a pseudopod (false

foot) and are made of only one cell

that has a nucleus.

8

English Bulldog

These multi celled organisms are

made of eukaryotic cells and are

heterotrophs. They reproduce

sexually and females have live babies.

9

Armillaria

This organism can grow to be the

largest living thing on Earth! It is made

of eukaryotic cells and feeds of

decaying matter.

10

Staphylothermus Marinus

This single celled, very simple

organism is only found in deep ocean

hydrothermal vents, thriving on

volcanic sulphur.

11

Angel Oak

This 1500 year old multi-celled

organisms is an autotroph.

12

Protozoa

These are fresh water single celled

organisms that move around by

moving their limbs and feed on

bacteria. They also have a nucleus

that contains DNA.

13

Mantis

This small, but many celled organism,

is heterotrophic and lives in wooded

areas. They produce sexually and the

female often eats the male

afterwards!

14

Pediastrum

This is a very common single celled

organism that has a nucleus and is

found in common pond and rain

water.

15

Elephantidae

These organisms are very large and

made of millions of eukaryotic cells.

They are heterotrophic animals that

eat plants.

16

Methanosarcina Rumen

This single celled organism can only

survive in places with little or no

oxygen and is found in the digestive

tract of sheep. It is a prokaryote.

17

Sponge

This multi-celled organism feeds

heterotrophically by capturing nutrients in the

water that passes through it. It reproduces

asexually by “budding” - spouting a second one

off its side.

18

Euglena

This single celled organism is made of

a eukaryotic cell. It is an autotroph

that lives in calm clean water.

19

Blobfish

This is an organism that is made of many eukaryotic cells and eats snails.

20

Nymphaeaceae

These flat green autotrophs are made

of many cells and produce sexually

through pollination.

21

Sulfolobus

This organism has no nucleus in its cell

and thrives in very harsh acidic

conditions.

22

Amanita

This organism is a multicellular

heterotroph. It survives by

decomposing dead organic material in

the soil.

23

Paradisaeidae

This unique multi celled organism lays

eggs to reproduce. It is made of many

cells and eats insects.

24

Omphalotus nidiformis

This organism is heterotrophic

because it feeds on dead matter. Its

many cells are all eukaryotic and it

thrives in moist woods.

25

E. Coli

This organism can make you very sick

even though it is a microscopic single

celled organism with no nucleus. It

can live just about anywhere in a

normal environment.

26

Diatom

This is a unicellular organism that is

eukaryotic. They are responsible for

40% of photosynthesis in the oceans

and fresh water.