Five kingdom classification
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The document summarizes Robert Whittaker's five kingdom classification system which divides life into five kingdoms - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia - to overcome the limitations of the two kingdom system. Each kingdom is defined based on characteristics like cellular structure, nutrition, and mobility. The five kingdom system classified all of life into these five taxonomic groups according to their observed similarities.
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Five kingdom classification
- 1. welcome
- 2. Five Kingdom Classification submitted by Nidhina .p.k natural science roll no : 107 N.S.S training college pandalam .
- 3. • Classification :- The arrangement of plants and animals in taxonomic groups according to their observed similarities.
- 4. Five kingdom classification • Proposed by Robert.H.Whittaker • To over come the draw back of Two Kingdom Classification. • Classified living world in to five kingdoms Robert.H.Whittaker 1920 - 1980 Kingdom Monera Kingdom Protista Kingdom Fungi Kingdom Plantae Kingdom Animalia
- 5. Kingdom Monera • Unicellular Organisms • Without definite nucleus Eg : Bacteria Kingdom protista • Unicellular and some multicellular organisms similar to them • With definite nucleus Eg : Amoeba
- 6. Kingdom fungi • Heterotrophic • Unicellular / Multicellular • Don’t have the power of locomotion Eg : Fungs Kingdom plantae • Autotrophic • Multicellular • Don't have the power of locomotion Eg : Plants
- 7. Kingdom animalia • Heterotrophic • Multicellular organisms • Have the power of locomotion Eg : Animals
- 8. Thank You