Question

What are the kingdoms in the five kingdom system of classification?

Answer 1

The five kingdoms in this system are:

1. Monera – It includes all the prokaryotes like bacteria and cyanobacteria. They are important decomposers.
2. Protista – It includes the aquatic, eukaryotic, acellular organisms like protozoans.
3. Fungi – This kingdom includes moulds, mushrooms and yeasts.
4. Plantae – It includes all the coloured, multicellular, eukaryotes with cell walls.
5. Animalia – These are multicellular eukaryotes lacking cell wall and showing heterotrophic nutrition.