CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS

THE FIVE KINGDOMS

MORENAN KINGDOM: Characteristics: All living things in this kingdom are unicellular organisms. Examples: Bacteria which can be found almost everywhere (water, soil, food, air,..)

PROTIST KINGDOM: Characteristics: The living things in this kingdom can be unicellular or multicellular. Examples: Unicellular organisms -> Protozoans: most of them are acquatic.                 Multicellular organisms -> Algae: make their own food and use the energy from the sun to perform photosynthesis.

FUNGUS KINGDOM: Characteristics: The members of this kingdom can be unicellular or multicellular. Most of them take nutrients from the remains of plants and animals. They are decomposers. Examples: Unicellular organisms -> Yeast.                 Multicellular organisms -> Mushrooms.

PLANT KINGDOM: Characteristics: All plants are multicellular organisms. They make their own food and use the energy from the sun to perform photosynthesis. They don’t move. Examples: oak tree, apple tree, pine,…

ANIMAL KINGDOM: Characteristics: All animals are multicellular organisms. They are the most numerous group of living things. They can’t make their own food but they eat plants and other animals. Almost all animals can move around. Examples: dolphin, spider, ladybird, eagle,…