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Diversity in Living Organisms. Five Kingdom Classification The five kingdom classification, the most modern classification was given by Whittaker…… Whittaker.

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1 Diversity in Living Organisms

2 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

3 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

4 Kingdom Protista Protista has the following features :  Eukaryotes  Mostly unicellular  Some autotrophic and some heterotrophic  Prefer moist habitat  Eg- protozoa, euglena, amoeba, etc

5 Kingdom Fungi The features of fungi are : o Eukaryotes o Multicellular o Heterotrophic o Immobile o Cell wall of chitin o reproduction by spores

6 Kingdom Plantae  Eukaryotes  Multicellular  Autotrophic  Immobile  Cell wall present

7 Kingdom Animalia Eukaryotes Multicellular Heterotrophic Mostly mobile No cell wall


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