Plant Kingdoms Flashcards
What were the two original kingdoms?
Animalia and Plantae
What was the third kingdom to be added?
Protoctista
What kingdom was split to add a fourth kingdom and when was this?
Protoctista was split in 1938
What was the fourth kingdom and who proposed it?
The fourth kingdom was Monera, as proposed by Herbert F Copeland.
When was fungi added to the list of kingdoms?
In the 1960s
Who added fungi to the kingdoms?
RH Whittaker
When was Protoctista added to the two kingdoms?
The 1860s
What are the key features of Animalia?
Multicellular organisms,
Ingest their food
What are the key features of Plantae?
Includes bryophytes & vascular plants,
Produce food via photosynthesis
What are the key features of Fungi?
Includes true fungi,
Absorb food in solution
What are the key features of Protoctista?
Includes organisms that don’t develop complex tissues.
What are the key features of Protista?
Algae, slime molds, flagellate fungi, protozoa and sea sponges,
Have eukaryotic cells
What are the key features of Monera?
Bacteria,
Have prokaryotic cells
Where are there six kingdoms instead of five?
America and Canada
What are these six kingdoms?
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea & Bacteria
