kingdom: protista

The Kingdom Protista includes with a few exceptions, all the unicellular eukaryotic micro-organisms. They are predominantly aquatic where they occur as solitary cells. Some of them may form colonies consisting of similar cells. The protists are regarded as ancestors of all..

The Kingdom Protista includes with a few exceptions, all the unicellular eukaryotic micro-organisms. They are predominantly aquatic where they occur as solitary cells. Some of them may form colonies consisting of similar cells. The protists are regarded as ancestors of all multi..

Kingdom Metazoa - The Kingdom Metazoa includes all multicellular animals. The unicellular animals have been placed in the phylum protozoa which is now a part of the kingdom protista . Thus, all the remaining animals from sponges to mammals are now placed in t..

There are 10 major phyla in the animal kingdom from Protozoa to Chordata. Of these, phylum Protozoa is now placed in the kingdom Protista..

Five Kingdom Classification - The present trend in biology is to follow the five kingdom classification proposed by R.H.Whittaker in the year 1969. Whittaker classified the living organisms into five kingdoms namely. 1. KINGDOM: MONERA (prokaryotic organisms)..

Major Phyla of the Animal Kingdom - There are 10 major phyla in the animal kingdom from Protozoa to Chordata. Of these, phylum Protozoa is now placed in the kingdom Protista. The remaining nine phyla include true multicellular animals. Of these nearly 95% rep..

. Blue green algae (cyanobacteria) represent another major group of prokaryotes. Cyanobacteria are characterised by the presence of phycocyanin (blue) and chlorophyll (green) pigments. The Kingdom Protista includes primitive unicellular eukaryotic organisms. Protista a..

The present system of classification, recognises the living organisms under five kingdoms namely 1. KINGDOM: MONERA 2. KINGDOM: PROTISTA 3. KINGDOM: MYCOTA (FUNGI) 4. KINGDOM: METAPHYTA (PLANTS) 5. KINGDOM: METAZOA (ANIMALS) Let ..

Three groups of Algae - Rhodophyta (red algae), Phaeophyta (brown algae) and Chlorophyta (green algae) have been included in the Kingdom Metaphyta. As you have already learnt, the group cyanophyta (blue-green algae) has been placed in the Kingdom Monera while the group Bac..

differ from plants in several features. They do not have chlorophyll and they are saprotrophic in nature. It is presumed that when life first evolved on the earth it was neither in the plant form or in the animal form. Definite plant or animal status is said to have been attained much later in..