The five kingdoms of living organisms NameInstitution

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 ( B.C):  Modified by Linnaeus ( ): 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 food NUTRITION 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 food NUTRITION Sponges worms Insectsfish amphibiansreptiles birdsmammals TYPES OF ORGANISMS

Summary