The document discusses the five kingdoms used to classify living things: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Each kingdom is described in one to two sentences - Monera contains prokaryotic organisms like bacteria, Protista contains eukaryotic organisms that can be single or multi-celled like algae and amoebas, Fungi are heterotrophic decomposers like molds and mushrooms, Plantae are multicellular and autotrophic with tissues and sometimes organs like trees and ferns, and Animalia are multicellular and heterotrophic with tissues and often organs and systems like jellyfish and squirrels.

1. Living things II.
The five kingdoms.
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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.

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Living things
MONERA
KINGDOM
EukaryotesProkaryotes
PROTOCTISTA
KINGDOM
FUNGI
KINGDOM
PLANT
KINGDOM
ANIMAL
KINGDOM
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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
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5. • They can be unicellular, or multicellular with no tissues.
PROTOCTISTA KINGDOM
• Composed of organisms with eukaryotic cells.
• Some examples:
Amoebae Algae
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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:
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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:
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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.
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