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The five kingdoms of living organisms. Name Institution. Contents. 1. Classification 2. Origin 3. Examples 4. The five kingdoms: 4.1. Monera 4.2. Protista 4.3. Fungi 4.4. Plantae 4.5. Animalia 5. Summary. All living organisms are divided into five kingdoms. Origin.
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The five kingdoms of living organisms Name Institution
Contents • 1. Classification • 2. Origin • 3. Examples • 4. The five kingdoms: • 4.1. Monera • 4.2. Protista • 4.3. Fungi • 4.4. Plantae • 4.5. Animalia • 5. Summary
Origin • First known classification: Aristotle (384 -322 B.C): • Modified by Linnaeus (1707-1778): 3 kingdoms: animalia, vegetabilia and mineralia. • Robert. H. Whittaker classified living organisms into five kingdoms in 1969: 1. Monera (prokaryotic organisms) 2. Protista (primitive eukaryotic organisms) 3. Mycota or fungi (exclusively fungi) 4. Metaphyta, plantae or plants (advanced eukaryotic plants) 5. Metazoa, animalia or animals (all multicellular animals