Five Kingdom Classification
Five Kingdom Classification
Prokaryotic Eukaryotic
KINGDOM MONERA
Unicellular Multicellular
KINGDOM PROTISTA
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2.KINGDOM PROTISTA
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3.KINGDOM FUNGI
Mainly have Multicellular body with the exception of yeast which is unicellular fungi.
True nucleus is Present.
Their cell wall is made up of chitin ( a tough complex sugar ).
Their body is in the form of interwoven mass of fine thread like structures called
Mycelium (a bunch of fine thread structures are called Mycelium)
The particular or individual thread structure is called Hyphae.
They have saprophytic nutrition i.e. live on the dead and decaying matter. Hence they are
also called Saprophytes.
Examples- Yeast , Penicillium
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4.KINGDOM PLANTAE
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KINGDOM PLANTAE
Their body is not differentiated (means not divided in stems, roots and leaves.
The undifferentiated body is called Thallus.
Their vascular system (means there is no xylem and phloem )is absent.
There is no embryo formation.
The plants in this group are mainly Algae.
ALGAE
You must have noticed a green scum in a pond , stagnant water (means water which
has been stored for a long time) or on moist walls . These are generally Algae.
They are green Thallophytes containing chlorophyll. In many algae this green
color is hidden by some other pigment. Thus there may be blue –green, brown ,
red or even purple algae.
Algae are autotrophic because they can make their own food with the help of
chlorophyll.
Their cell wall is made up of Cellulose.
They are mainly aquatic.
Some forms of algae grow on the bark of trees, on the rocks and on the surface of
moist soil.
They may be unicellular or multicellular.
The multicellular forms are generally ribbon like.
EXAMPLES- CHLAMYDOMONAS (unicellular algae) , Ulothrix etc.
BRYOPHYTA
You must have noticed that after the rain , the moist soil and bark of trees are often
covered with a green carpet which looks like algae but when you go near , you will
observe that it consist of tiny green plants.
These are mosses . Bryophyta includes Mosses and liverworts.
Bryophytes are small multicellular plants. They are called the amphibians of plant
kingdom.
Plant does not have true leaves and roots but may show root-like and leaves-like
structure.
They have thin root like structures which are called Rhizoids.(Rhizoids join plant
to ground)
Mosses are just about an inch long.
They have no conducting tissues like xylem and phloem.(know more from page
no.25)
Bryophytes are found in damp shady places.
Includes Mosses.
GYMNOSPERMS
Gymnosperms includes plants in which seeds are not enclosed in the fruit.
They are known as lower flowering plants( means which do not bear too much
flowers).
The seeds are not enclosed in fruits. Hence they are also called
naked-seeded plants.
Flowers are unisexual.
The plants are usually perennial , evergreen and woody.
GYMNOSPERMS
Pollen
Seed
Cone
Pollen
Cone
ANGIOSPERMS
They are known as High flowering plants.
The seeds are enclosed in fruits. Hence they are also called
closed-seeded plants.
Seeds have structures which are called cotyledons. They store food for seed.
Cotyledons are also called seed leaves because in some cases hey emerge, become
green when the seed germinates.
There are two major groups of angiosperms-
i. Monocotyledons
ii. Dicotyledons
DICOTYLEDONS-They have two cotyledons. The flowers usually bear 5 or
multiple of five petals.
MONOCOTYLEDONS-They have only 1 cotyledon. The flowers usually bear 3
or multiple of 3 petals.
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