2. The kingdom is the broadest category used in the system to
classify living things.
Today, living things are classified into five kingdoms: monera,
protoctista, fungi, plants and animals.
4. • They are all unicellular. They sometimes form colonies.
MONERA KINGDOM
• Composed of organisms with prokaryotic cells.
• Some examples:
Rod-shaped (bacillus) bacteria Coccus-shaped bacteria
5. • They can be unicellular, or multicellular with no tissues.
PROTOCTISTA KINGDOM
• Composed of organisms with eukaryotic cells.
• Some examples:
Amoebae Algae
6. FUNGI KINGDOM
• They are heterotrophic decomposers.
Mushrooms
• They can be unicellular, or multicellular with no tissues.
• Composed of organisms with eukaryotic cells.
Moulds
• Some examples:
7. PLANT KINGDOM
Almond tree
• They are autotrophic organisms.
• They are multicellular organisms with tissues. Some have organs.
• Composed of organisms with eukaryotic cells.
Ferns
• Some examples:
8. ANIMAL KINGDOM
Squirrel
• They are heterotrophic organisms.
• They are multicellular organisms with tissues.
• Composed of organisms with eukaryotic cells.
Jellyfish
• Some examples:
• Most of them have organs and some even have systems.
9. Apply what you’ve learned
1 Give an example, besides those seen in the presentation, of an organism
that belongs to the Protoctista Kingdom and another that belongs to the Plant
Kingdom.
Activities
2 Make a table summarising the main characteristics of the five
kingdoms.