Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the Five kingdoms of life?
Difficulty: Medium
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 |
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