the 5 kingdoms

• prokaryote

  • e.g. bacteria
  • features - prokaryotic, unicellular, no nucleus, less than 5 um
• protoctista

  • e.g. algae, protozoa
  • features - eukaryotic cells, usually live in water, single celled or simple multicellular organisms
• fungi

  • e.g. moulds, yeasts, mushrooms
  • features - eukaryotic, chitin cell wall, saprotrophic (absorb substances from dead or decaying organisms), single-celled or multicellular organisms
• plantae

  e.g. mosses, ferns, flowering plants

  features - eukaryotic, multicellular, cell walls made of cellulose, can photosynthesize, contain chlorophyll, autotrophic (make own food)
• Animalia

  e.g. - nematodes, insects, fish, reptiles, birds, mammals

  features - eukaryotic, multicellular, no cell walls, Hetrotrophic (consume plants and animals)