Diversity of Living Organisms

Your Guide to Life on Earth by Gill Arbuthnott

What exactly is a living thing? What is it made of? Your Guide to Life on Earth starts with the very basics of life and provides bite-sized chunks of information to explain in an easy-to-understand way the science behind the mystery of life on Earth...

Bacteria: Staph, Strep, Clostridium, and Other Bacteria by Judy Wearing

Bacteria are microscopic organisms with a cell structure that is very different from that of the other kingdoms. Traditionally classified according to their shape, scientists now use DNA studies to refine the groupings of bacteria. This book examines...

Protists: Algae, Amoebas, Plankton, and Other Protists by Rona Arato

The kingdom Protista includes organisms, most of them microscopic, which have both animal and plant features. With such a diversity of life forms in this grouping, the features of this kingdom are quite varied. This intriguing book shows how this...

Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi by Judy Wearing

features an examination of the four major groups: yeasts, toadstools, chytrids, and bread molds. Key characteristics of fungi are highlighted, such as spore production, fungi's need to feed, and their use of long, branching cells known as hyphae to...

Plants: Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, and Other Plants by Shar Levine

The plant kingdom contains more than 250,000 species. With green pigment called chlorophyll in some cells, these organisms have the unique ability to make their own food. This colorful book describes the main groups of plants, including mosses, ferns,...

Archaea: Salt-lovers, Methane-makers, Thermophiles, and Other Archaeans by David M Barker

Some Archaea thrive in extreme places around the planet such as in thermal pools, hot vents at the bottom of the sea, extremely salty water, and even in underground oil reserves. Others are found in the intestines of animals and in plankton, tiny...