How are living things classified?

HOW ARE LIVING THINGS CLASSIFIED?

 LIVING THINGS ARE CLASSIFIED

INTO FIVE GROUPS CALLED KINGDOMS.

They have been grouped this way 

                  because

organisms of the same kingdom:

-----share similarities and 

-----are different from organisms in other kingdoms. 

 

PLANT KINGDOM 

    a. Plants are multicellular. 

    b. They make their own food through a process called

         photosynthesis.

    c. Examples: trees, cactus, 

PROTIST KINGDOM  

    a. Protists are usually unicellular, but some are multicellular. 

    b. Most protists are found in water. 

    c. Examples: amoeba (unicellular)

                          algae (algae can be unicellular or multicellular)

   

Are algae plants? 

What kingdom do they belong to?

 kelp

MONERA KINGDOM

     a. All organisms are unicellular. 

     b. They can be found on land, in the air, in water and 

                              inside other living things. 

     c. Example: bacteria. 

ANIMAL KINGDOM

     a. Animals are multicellular. 

     b. They get the energy they need  by feeding on other living 

          things. 

     c. Examples: lion, octopus, spider, fish, bird....

FUNGUS KINGDOM 

     a. Fungus can be unicellular or multicellular. 

     b. They obtain the nutrients they need from the remain of 

          dead plants and animals.

     c. Examples: Yeasts are unicellular fungi. 

                           Mushrooms are multicellular fungi. 

VIRUSES ARE MICROSCOPIC 

AND CAN CAUSE DISEASE. 

Most scientist don't consider viruses living things

because they don't take in nutrients, 

              they produce no waste products, 

              they don't grow, and

              they don't respond to stimuli. 

In order to reproduce they must always be 

inside another living thing.