Kingdom Of Monera

Have your parents ever asked you to go wash

the "germs" off your hands? Well, those
"germs" are actually very tiny living things
called "bacteria". There are many different
kinds of bacteria, but all of them belong to the
Kingdom Monera.
Bacteria are very, very tiny. So tiny, that
millions of them can fit on the tip of your
finger! Because they are so small, you can't
see the billions of them in the air, on your
skin, and even inside your body! Bacteria may
be small, but many of them are quite tough
and can live just about anywhere.
Bacteria often get a bad reputation because
some of them cause disease. But many others
are completely harmless. Some bacteria even
do good things for us, such as turn milk into
cheese! Bacteria were among the first
lifeforms on Earth.

Kingdom Of Animalia

With over 2 million different kinds of animals,

Kingdom Animalia is the largest of the
kingdoms. But when you think of an "animal",
what image comes to mind? While animals
like bears, fish, and birds are the most
familiar to us, over half of all the animals on
Earth belong to a group of animals known as
"arthropods". Arthropods include animals
such as centipedes, crabs, insects, and
spiders. This means that the majority of
animals come from a group of critters that
give most folks the creeps!
So, what exactly is an "animal"? With so many
different kinds of animals, it's hard to imagine
what they all might have in common. First,
animals are "multicellular". This means they
are made of many cells, unlike bacteria, which
are made of only one cell. Second, all animals
must get their food by eating other
organisms, such as plants, fungi, and other
animals. Plants don't have to eat other
organisms because they can use the Sun's
energy to make their own food. In addition, all
animals need oxygen to survive. Did you
know that fish can breathe oxygen from the
water that passes through their gills and
earthworms get their oxygen through their
skin?
Kingdom Of Fungi
This is an introduction to the Kingdom
Fungi, much as given in my Mycology,
Medical Mycology Plant-Microbe
Interactions, and Plant Biology
classes.
Kingdom Of Plantae

Plant: a multi-cellular organism that

produces food through photosynthesis.
-for more definitions (and research side-
tracks), visit the Asides/Glossary page.

Selected species pages (with photos!):

Common Fleabane, Columbine, Pineapple-
weed, Horseweed, Mugwort & Wild Ginger
-for a full list of included species, visit the
species list page.
Explore the plant kingdom by expanding and
contracting whichever branches you choose
on the Taxonomy Tree page.
Previous Features: Lamb's-quarters, Mullein,
Yarrow, Chickweed, Yellow Wood Sorrel,
Poison Ivy, & Shepherd's Purse

Table of contents:
Kingdom of Plantae
1.

2. Kingdom of Fungi
3. Kingdom of Monera
4. Kingdom of Animalia
5. Kingdom of Protista
Submitted by:
Pretz Wilson M. Muelan
Submitted to:
 Mrs. Josefina
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