There is a great variety

of living things around us.

 Tree

pigeon

snail flowers
 All these organisms can be classified in five
big groups called kingdoms according to their
cellular structure and nutrition.

Animal Plant Fungi Protists Bacteria

kingdom Kingdom kingdom kingdom kingdom

Each kingdom has

determined characteristics.
 There are two types of cells

Prokaryotic cells Eukaryotic cells

Simple structure Complex structure

No nucleus They have a nucleus
Sometimes they have The other four kingdoms
flagella
Bacteria kingdom
 CLASSIFICATION OF THE LIVING THINGS
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
VERTEBRATE

CHARACTERISTICS

Animals are multicellular

living things. TYPES
They feed on other
living things. INVERTEBRATE
The majority can move
to get food, find a shelter
or escape from predators.
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PLANT
Plants with flower
KINGDOM They reproduce
CHARACTERISTICS by seeds.

The Kingdom is formed

by plants.
Plants are multicellular. Plants without flower
They make their
own food through a They dont reproduce
process called photosyntesis by seed.
They dont move because
they are fixed to the ground.
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THE FUNGI KINGDOM

CHARACTERISTICS

The fungi feed on other living things.

They dont have tissues or organs.

The fungi cant move.

The fungi can be

multicellular: mushrooms, moulds
unicellular: yeasts
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ALGA AND PROTISTA KINGDOM

Algae can be unicellular or multicellular.
They make their own food just like plants.
They have no tissues or organs.
Their structure is very simple.

Protozoa are unicellular living things.

They feed on other living things.
Exaples: amoeba and paramecium
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BACTERIA KINGDOM
Bacteria are the simplest organism on
Earth.
They are unicellular and they are only
visible through a microscope.
Their cells have no defined nucleus.
Some are beneficial for humans, for
example bacteria we have inside our
digestive system.
Others cause diseases.
They reproduce very rapidly.
 Exercises
What are the similarities and differences
between these living things?

alga sunflower
 Exercises
What are the similarities and differences
between these living things?

starfish mould
 Which are the smallest living things on Earth?
The smallest living thing on earth are the bacteria.
What are the five kingdoms into which we classify the living
things?
The five kingdoms into which we classify the living things are
bacteria kingdom, alga and protista kingdom, fungi kingdom, plant
kingdom and animal kingdom.
Are fungi autotroph or heterotroph? Why?
Fungi are heterotroph because they feed on other living things.

How do we call the process through which plants elaborate

their food?
The process through which plants elaborate their food is called the
photosynthesis.