The five kingdoms of living organisms

The five kingdoms of living organisms

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Contents 1. Classification 2. Origin 3. Examples 4. The five kingdoms:

4.1. Monera 4.2. Protista 4.3. Fungi 4.4. Plantae 4.5. Animalia

5. Summary

All living organisms are divided into five kingdoms

Origin First known classification: Aristotle (384 -

322 B.C): Modified by Linnaeus (1707-1778): 3

kingdoms: animalia, vegetabilia and mineralia.

Robert. H. Whittaker classified living organisms into five kingdoms in 1969:

1. Monera (prokaryotic organisms)2. Protista (primitive eukaryotic organisms)3. Mycota or fungi (exclusively fungi)4. Metaphyta, plantae or plants (advanced

eukaryotic plants)5. Metazoa, animalia or animals (all multicellular

animals

Examples

•small, simple single prokaryotic cell •nucleus is not enclosed by a membrane

STRUCTURE

•absorb food •and/or photosynthesize

NUTRITION

•bacteria•blue-green algae

TYPES OF ORGANISMS

Monera

Protista•Most are eukaryotic one-celled

•Cells have a membrane around the nucleus

STRUCTURE

•absorb•ingest•and/or photosynthesize

NUTRITION

•protozoans•algae

TYPES OF ORGANISMS

Fungi•multicellular filamentous forms•with specialized eukaryotic cells

STRUCTURE

•absorb foodNUTRITION

•mushrooms, •yeasts•molds•lichens

TYPES OF ORGANISMS

Plantae•multicellular forms•with specialized eukaryotic cells

STRUCTURE

•photosynthesize food

NUTRITION

•mosses•ferns•All types of plants

TYPES OF ORGANISMS

Animalia•multicellular filamentous forms•with specialized eukaryotic cells•They move by themselves

STRUCTURE

•ingest foodNUTRITION

•Sponges worms•Insects fish•amphibians reptiles•birds mammals

TYPES OF ORGANISMS

Summary