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May 10, 2022
Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the Five kingdoms of life?
Distinguishing characteristics of the Five kingdoms of life:
Kingdom | Cell type | Nuclear Envelope | Cell wall made | Mode of Nutrition | Multi- cellularity |
Monera | Prokaryotic | Absent | Non-cellulose (polysaccharide plus amino acids | Autotrophic or Heterotrophic or combination | Absent |
Protista | Eukaryotic | Present | Present in some forms, various types | Photosynthetic or Heterotrophic, | Absent in most forms |
fungi | Eukaryotic | Present | Chitin | Absorption | Present in most forms |
Plantae | Eukaryotic | Present | Cellulose and other polysaccharides | Photosynthetic | Present in all forms |
Animalia | Eukaryotic | Present | Absent | ingestion | Present in all forms |