AP BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION

THE THREE DOMAIN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many kingdoms did we start with? and how many are there now?
A
4, 8
B
1, 6
C
2, 6
D
3, 9
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Today all living organisms are classified into one of six kingdoms: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, or Animalia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Living things are divided into five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera. Living things are divided into five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera.

Detailed explanation-3: -These domains are further classified into six kingdoms-Monera or Bacteria, Archaea, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. The two domains that include prokaryotic organisms are Archeae and Bacteria.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are 6 kingdoms in taxonomy. Every living thing comes under one of these 6 kingdoms. The six kingdoms are Eubacteria, Archae, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Until the 20th century, most biologists considered all living things to be classifiable as either a plant or an animal.

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