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The Six Kingdoms

When Linnaeus developed his system of classification, there were only two kingdoms,Plants and Animals. But the use of the microscope led to the discovery of new organisms and the identification of differences in cells. A two-kingdom system was no longer useful.

Today the system of classification includes six kingdoms.

The Six Kingdoms:

Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria.

How are organism placed into their kingdoms?

· Cell type, complex or simple

· Their ability to make food

· The number of cells in their body

Plants

You are probably quite familiar with the members of this kingdom as it contains all the plants that you have come to know - flowering plants,mosses, and ferns. Plants are all multicellular and consist of complex cells.

In addition plants are autotrophs,organisms that make their own food.

With over 250,000 species, the plant kingdom is the second largest kingdom. Plant species range from the tinygreen mosses to giant trees.

Without plants, life on Earth would not exist! Plants feed almost all the heterotrophs (organisms that eat other organisms) on Earth. Wow!

Animals

The animal kingdom is the largest kingdom with over 1 million known species.

Sumatran Tiger - Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum, Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Family Felidae, Genus Pathera,Species tigris

All animals consist of many complex cells. They are also heterotrophs.

Members of the animal kingdom are found in the most diverse environments in the world.

Archaebacteria

In 1983, scientists tool samples from a spot deep in the Pacific Ocean where hot gases and molten rock boiled into the ocean form the Earth's interior. To their surprise they discovered unicellular (one cell) organisms in the samples. These organisms are today classified in the kingdom, Archaebacteria.

Archaebacteria are found in extreme environments such as hot boiling waterand thermal vents under conditions with no oxygen or highly acid environments.

Finding Archaebacteria: The hot springs of Yellowstone National Park,USA, were among the first places Archaebacteria were discovered. The biologists pictured above are immersing microscope slides in the boiling pool onto which some archaebacteria might be captured for study.

Eubacteria

Like archaebacteria, eubacteria are complex and single celled. Most bacteria are in theEUBACTERIA kingdom. They are the kinds found everywhere and are the ones people are most familiar with.

Eubacteria are classified in their own kingdom because their chemical makeup is different.

Most eubacteria are helpful. Some produce vitamins and foods like yogurt. However, these eubacteria, Streptococci pictured above, can give you strep throat!

Fungi

Mushrooms, mold and mildew are all examples of organisms in the kingdom fungi.

Most fungi are multicellular and consists of many complex cells.

Fun Facts about Fungi

Some fungi taste great and others can kill you!

Fungi are organisms that biologists once confused with plants, however, unlike plants, fungi cannot make their own food. Most obtain their food from parts of plants that are decaying in the soil.

Protists

Slime molds and algae are protists.

Sometimes they are called the odds and ends kingdom because its members are so different from one another. Protists include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, notanimals, not plants and not fungi.

Most protists are unicellular. You may be wondering why those protists are not classified in the Archaebacteria or Eubacteria kingdoms.

It is because, unlike bacteria, protists are complex cells.

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What are the six kingdoms currently recognized for classification?

The six kingdoms currently recognized for classification are Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea, and Bacteria. These kingdoms are based on their characteristics, such as cell structure, mode of nutrition, and reproduction methods.


Supported the change in the classification system from five kingdoms to six kingdoms?

The change from five kingdoms to six kingdoms was supported in order to better reflect the evolutionary relationships among organisms. The addition of a separate Kingdom Protista helped to differentiate between single-celled eukaryotes that didn't fit neatly into the other kingdoms. Overall, the six-kingdom classification system provided a more accurate and comprehensive way to categorize and study living organisms.


What are the six kingdoms in science?

The six kingdoms in science are Animalia (animals), Plantae (plants), Fungi (fungi), Protista (protists), Archaea (archaea), and Bacteria (bacteria). These kingdoms are used to classify living organisms based on their characteristics and evolutionary relationships.


What are the six kingdoms which domain so they belong?

The six kingdoms are Animalia (Domain Eukarya), Plantae (Domain Eukarya), Fungi (Domain Eukarya), Protista (Domain Eukarya), Archaea (Domain Archaea), and Bacteria (Domain Bacteria).


6 animal kingdoms?

There are commonly recognized five animal kingdoms: Kingdom Animalia, Kingdom Plantae, Kingdom Fungi, Kingdom Protista, and Kingdom Monera. The animal kingdom specifically belongs to Kingdom Animalia, which includes multicellular organisms that are eukaryotic and heterotrophic.

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What are some kingdoms?

As of 2004, the six recognised kingdoms are:AnimaliaPlantaeFungiChromistaProtozoaBacteria


Who give 6 kingdom classification?

Carl Woese split up the prokaryotes into two kingdoms, creating a total of six kingdoms.


What are the six taxa for plantae?

There are six different kingdoms in Plantae. The kingdoms are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.


Has there always been 6 kingdoms?

No, originally there were only two kingdoms: the Plantae and Animalia. Over time, advancements in biology led to the recognition of additional kingdoms, resulting in the current classification system which includes six kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea, and Bacteria.


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What six kingdoms belong to photosynthesis?

None of them


What are the two domains and six kingdoms?

the six kingdoms are plant animal fungi protista eubacteria and archaebacteria. i do not know of two domains.


What are the kingdoms in which organisms are classified?

The six kingdoms are:Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Archaea, Protista, and bacteria


Which of the six kingdoms include prokaryotes?

There are six domains in biology. The kingdoms that contain Prokaryotes are Archaebacteria and Eubacteria , both of which reproduce asexually.


What are the six kingdoms currently recognized for classification?

The six kingdoms currently recognized for classification are Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea, and Bacteria. These kingdoms are based on their characteristics, such as cell structure, mode of nutrition, and reproduction methods.


How many kingdoms exist in the world?

there are six kingdoms consisting of protist, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia


What are the six kingdoms that scientists classify all living things into?

The six Kingdoms are: Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Plantae, Animalia, Fungi.