Re: Are bacteria plants or animals?

Hi Alyson, your teacher is right in a way, that's why they are in a group on their own. Most scientists believe that bacteria was the first form of life and that animals and plants came from them. Many bacteria have both plant and animal features. The ones that had plant features, the scientists believe, they came together to form a symbiotic organism, meaning they helped each other. This may have been the first plant. Also, the bacteria that does not have plant features may have come together to form another symbiotic organism. This may have been the first animal type creature. The scientists really don't know for sure, but they have evidence, like DNA reserved regions (DNA that has stayed the same through out evolution), that shows that bacteria may have been the start of both plants and animals. Given all these facts, it is probably right that they stay in a group on their own. Plus palnts and animals both are multicellular (many cells) as where bacteria are not. Like I said before, scientists are only making a hypothesis (a guess), so what do u think? What's your hypothesis? If you need more info or would like to talk about it more you can write to me at hdv65@excite.com and we can talk. I hope this has helped you somewhat. Thanx.....Heather