COMPARISON OF FIVE KINGDOMS
|
Characteristic feature |
Monera |
Protista |
Fungi |
Plant |
Animal |
|
Type of cell |
Prokaryotic [Membrane bound organelles absent] |
Eukaryotic [Membrane bound organelles present] |
Eukaryotic [Membrane bound organelles present] |
Eukaryotic [Membrane bound organelles present] |
Eukaryotic [Membrane bound organelles present] |
|
Cell wall |
May be Present [bacteria] or Absent [mycoplasma] |
May be Present [algae] or Absent [protozoa] |
Present- made up of chitin |
Present- made up of cellulose |
Absent |
|
Body organization |
Unicellular |
Unicellular |
Mainly multicellular |
Multicellular |
Multicellular |
|
Mode of Nutrition |
May be Autotrophic [cyanobacteria] or Heterotrophic [bacteria] |
May be Autotrophic [algae] or Heterotrophic [protozoa] |
Heterotrophic-mainly saprophytic |
Autotrophic |
Heterotrophic |
|
Representative groups |
Eubacteria, Arachaebacteria |
Protozoa, algae, diatoms |
Yeast, molds, mushrooms |
Mulicellular algae,mosses, ferns etc. |
Animals with and without backbone |
