Three Domain
Classification
System
General Biology 2
Approaches to Classifying
Organism
• Carolus Linnaeus – Two-Kingdom System – Plantae
Animalia
• Whittaker – Five-Kindom System – Monera, Protista, fungi,
Plantae, Animalia
• Woose - Six –Kingdom System – Eubacteria, Archaea-
Bacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
• Carl Woese – Three-Domain System – Bacteria, Arachaea,
Eukarya
Organism can be..
• Prokaryotic – Cells that lack of nucleus
• Eukaryotic- cells that contain nucleus
• Unicellular- single celled
• Multicellular Cells – made up of many cells
• Autotrophic- can make their own food
• Heterotrophic – can not make their own food
The Three Domain
• All organism belong to one of three domain, depending on
their characteristics
• Domain – is the broadest taxonomic category. A single
domain can contain one or more kingdom
The Three Domain
• 1. Arachaea – very primitive, forms of bacteria
• 2. Eubacteria –more advanced forms of bacteria
• 3. Eukaryota – All life form with eukaryotic cells
Domain Bacteria- Eubacteria
• Bacteria – they are unicellular, prokaryotic, live everywhere
around us.
• They are unicellular, prokaryotic some are autotrophic and
others are heterotrophic
• Used in industreis for making products
such as yogurt and cheese.
Pharmaceutical companies – vitamins and
antibiotics
Domain Archaea – Kingdom
Archaea bacteria
• They are unicellular, prokaryotic and some are autotrophic and
others heterotrophic.
• Known as “ancient bacteria” they are the most primitive type of
organism
• Live in extremely harsh environment, where other bacteria cannot
survive
• Methanogens- found in the intestinal tracts of human and some animals
• Halophiles –live in areas with very high salt concentration – Dead Sea
• Thermoacidophiles – live in hot acidic environment – sulfur spring/volcanoes
Domain Eukarya
• They are eukaryotes
• 4 types of Eukaryotes – Known as 4 Kingdom
• 1. Protista
• 2. Fungi
• 3. Plants/ Plantae
• 4. Animals/ Animalia
Kingdom Protista
• Mostly unicellular and microscopic
• Autotrophic or heterotrophic
• Can be infectious agents
• Three Types of Protist
• Plant-like Protist also called Phytoplankton – dinoflagellates,
diatoms, seaweeds, red algae
• Animal-like Protist – Paramecium, amoeba
• Fungi-like Protist - mold
Kingdom Fungi
Mushrooms, Molds, and Yeast
• No chlorophyll , can’t manufacture their own food through
photosynthesis
• Mycelium – body of fungus
• Hyphae – threadlike filament of mycelium
• Not motile, but their hyphae can grow rapidly and the fungi
mycelium embeds itself.
• Reproduce asexually and sexually
• Produce spores, spores produce new fungi
Kingdom Animalia
• Two main Classification
• 1. Invertebrates – Animals without backbone
• 2. Vertebrates – Animals with backbone
• Multicellular
• Heterotrophic
• Can reproduce sexually and other asexual
• Lack of cell wall
• Can move
• Can response
Kingdom Plantae
• Eukaryotic
• Multicellular
• Possess Chlorophyll, photosynthetic
• Autothrophic
• Two Classification
• Non- vascular Plants
• Vascular Plants
