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Classify Living Things. Exploring the Kingdoms. Check out the Five Kingdoms. Monera Kingdom. Single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus. Members of this kingdom are bacteria There are more bacteria than any other type of organism. Protista Kingdom.
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Classify Living Things Exploring the Kingdoms
Monera Kingdom • Single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus. • Members of this kingdom are bacteria • There are more bacteria than any other type of organism.
Protista Kingdom • Includes single-celled and some multi-celled organisms with a nucleus. • Amoeba, and giant sea kelp (an algae) belong to this kingdom.
Fungi Kingdom • Fungi are a group of multi-cellular, non-motile (do not move) organisms. • The type of organisms include molds, yeasts, mildews, and mushrooms. • Fungi derive their nutrients by absorption from dead and decaying organic materials.
Plantae Kingdom • Includes multi-cellular, and non-motile (do not move) living things. • The type of organisms included in this kingdom are mosses, ferns, flowering and non-flowering plants. • Plants make their own food through photosynthesis. • Two phyla of plants: • Vascular • Have roots • Grow their seeds inside a flower or fruit. • Includes most trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and legumes. • Non-Vascular • Are found growing on the ground, on rocks, and on other plants. • Have no true roots or leaves
Animalia Kingdom • A group of multi-cellular and motile living things. • They cannot synthesize food and receive nutrition is by ingesting food. • Members are broken into two phyla: • Vertebrates • Have a backbone • Invertebrates • Do not have a backbone
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