14 November 2012

# 3: Five Kingdoms of living things

All living things are divided into 5 kingdoms. Each kingdom has certain characteristics that all members of that group shared. They are:

 Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protoctists, Bacteria (Prokaryotes)

  

 The characteristics that Linnaeus used to divide all organisms into one of the five groups included:
  • How many cells made up their bodies, if their cells were very simple or had complex parts
  • If they can move on their own
  • If they could make their own food, or had to eat other creatures to survive ...

Mnemonic 


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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    Nice mnemonic! I shall use it!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 18, 2015 at 6:01 PM

    what is mnemonic ?

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    1. AnonymousMarch 18, 2015 at 6:14 PM

      Mnemonic - a pattern of letters which assists in remembering something.

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  3. UnknownDecember 4, 2015 at 12:59 AM

    cool

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  4. UnknownDecember 4, 2015 at 12:59 AM

    cool

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  5. AnonymousMay 22, 2016 at 4:38 AM

    As a career biochemist, I really hope that you don't continue to use this chart in teaching phylogeny. The distinction between 'making food' and 'eating other creatures' is particularly egregious.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 2, 2018 at 7:08 PM

    MEOW

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  7. UnknownJuly 8, 2021 at 7:30 AM

    💙

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