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Classification of the Living World — Question 2

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Write two important characteristics of each of the five kingdoms.

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  1. Kingdom Monera —
    1. They are unicellular and prokaryotic organisms.
    2. Their mode of nutrition is mainly autotrophic and sometimes heterotrophic.
  2. Kingdom Protista —
    1. They are unicellular and eukaryotic organisms.
    2. Some show plant characters, for example Algae is autotrophs with cell wall and chloroplast; while others show animal like characters, for example Paramecium is motile with flagella.
  3. Kingdom Fungi —
    1. They are eukaryotic and heterotrophic (without chlorophyll) organisms.
    2. Their cells have a cell wall made of tough, complex sugar called chitin.
  4. Kingdom Plantae —
    1. They are multicellular organisms. They can prepare their own food by photosynthesis. Hence, they are autotrophic.
    2. The cell wall of plant cells is made of cellulose.
  5. Kingdom Animalia —
    1. They are multicellular and heterotrophic organism.
    2. They do not have cell wall but contain cell membrane.