0
A Kingdom is a level of classification of living organisms which used to be the highest level of distinguishing one major group from another. When I was going to school, there were only two Kingdoms being taught in my Biology text book's classification system: Plant Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. All living things were lumped in one or the other, and so some single celled organisms were considered to be in Animal Kingdom (such as amoebas and paramecium) and others were considered to be in the Plant Kingdom (such as yeast and algae). Mushrooms and other fungi were placed in the Plant Kingdom. Most scientists of the day were way ahead of this system, but it sometimes takes a long time (in this case several centuries) for textbooks to catch up to current understanding (and let that be a caveat to you). By the time I started teaching High School in the 1980's, there had been a shift in the textbooks to a 5 Kingdom system (proposed in 1969 by Robert Whittaker), Monera (bacteria), Protista (single celled organisms like algae and amoebas), Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia, but people started talking about a higher level of classification, the Domain. By the time I started teaching college in the 1990's, we were teaching the 3 Domains, Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. Now, Eukarya contained the Kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia but Monerans were split into either the Domain Bacteria or the Domain Archaea, depending on major characteristics. So now the scientific definition of kingdom is the ranking within the classification system just below domain. If you look a little further into this subject, you will see that there is quite a bit of debate as to how many kingdoms there actually are, but most people still teach and hold onto the 5 Kingdom system, within the 3 Domains system, even though the molecular evidence does not support this entirely.
What else can I help you with?
Which terms are the names of kingdoms?
Some names of kingdoms include the United Kingdom, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Kingdom of Thailand.
Taxonomy is the science of classification in what kingdom are bacteria classified?
Bacteria are classified in the kingdom Bacteria.
How many kingdoms can animals be put in?
In terms of taxonomy, there is just one animal kingdom. There are various phyla within the kingdom.
Which kingdom is the largest in living things?
The largest and most diversified kingdom is the Animalia Kingdom.
Which group would all members show the greatest similarity kingdom phylum genus species?
Members of the same species would show the greatest similarity in terms of kingdom, phylum, genus, and species because they belong to the same biological classification group at all these levels.
What are science terms?
a science term is science
What is the phylum kingdom in science?
Phylum is a taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. It is used to group related organisms based on shared characteristics. In the classification system, organisms are grouped into domains, kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species.
What instrument measures work in science terms?
An ergometer measures work in science terms.
What kingdom starts with p in science?
The Kingdom of Plants starts with p.
What kingdom is human in?
According to the science of phylogeny, humans are part of the Animal Kingdom.
Where can you get definitions of science terms?
Science students can answer this question better.
What does composers mean in science terms?
singing science formulas
What are the seven kingdom in science?
kingdom ,phylum ,class ,order ,family ,genus , species
Different terms of library science?
Some of the different terms of library science are cybrarian services and information science. Another term used is library and information services.
Is the greenhouse effect math or science?
IT is science that can be described in mathematical terms.
What is the study about behavioral science?
The science that studies behaviour in the animal kingdom is known as ethology.
What is a collection in science terms?
Collection
