Diversity in Living Organisms
Five Kingdom Classification The five kingdom classification, the most modern classification was given by Whittaker…… Whittaker divided the living organisms in the following five kingdoms: Monera Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
Kingdom Monera The following features belong to kingdom Monera Oldest life forms Prokaryotes Unicellular some are autotrophic(such as cyanobateria) or heterotrophic(such as E.coli) Eg-mycoplasma,cyanobacteria,e.coli, etc
Kingdom Protista Protista has the following features : Eukaryotes Mostly unicellular Some autotrophic and some heterotrophic Prefer moist habitat Eg- protozoa, euglena, amoeba, etc
Kingdom Fungi The features of fungi are : o Eukaryotes o Multicellular o Heterotrophic o Immobile o Cell wall of chitin o reproduction by spores
Kingdom Plantae Eukaryotes Multicellular Autotrophic Immobile Cell wall present
Kingdom Animalia Eukaryotes Multicellular Heterotrophic Mostly mobile No cell wall