Kingdoms and Domains

• The five kingdom classification system was used for grouping organisms.
• The system included bacteria, blue green algae, fungi, mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms.
• The unifying characteristic of the kingdom was the presence of a cell wall.
• The system grouped together prokaryotic bacteria and blue green algae with eukaryotic groups.
• Unicellular and multicellular organisms were also grouped together.
• The system did not differentiate between heterotrophic fungi and autotrophic green plants.
• Fungi had chitin in their walls.
• The three-domain system proposes dividing the Kingdom Monera into two domains.
• The three-domain system results in a six kingdom classification.
• The three-domain system will be studied in higher classes.

Test your knowledge on the classification of organisms with this informative quiz! Learn about the five kingdom classification system and the unifying characteristic that grouped together a wide variety of organisms. Discover how the system grouped both prokaryotic and eukaryotic groups and the differences between them. Explore the characteristics of fungi and how they were classified in this system. Finally, learn about the three-domain system and how it proposes to divide the Kingdom Monera into two domains, resulting in a six kingdom classification. Put