Classification of Organisms and the Kingdoms of Living Things
The five kingdoms of living organisms
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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