| What are The 5 Kingdoms? | Developed by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century
THE 5 KINGDOMS:
- animals (all multicellular animals)
- plants (all green plants)
- fungi (moulds, mushrooms, yeast)
- protists (Amoeba, Chlorella and Plasmodium)
- prokaryotes (bacteria, blue-green algae) |
| What are the Further Divisions? | Living things can then be ranked according to:
- Allows for organisms to be distinguished
- more scientific equipment became available it allowed scientists to examine organisms in more detail, allowing more divisions to be created |
| What are the Impacts of modern developments of classifying systems? | Technology associated with biology has advanced throughout the years, which has allowed the current classification system to be enhanced by using microscopes, biochemistry and DNA evidence
The updated system divides organisms into:
- Archaea (primitive bacteria usually living in extreme environments)
- Bacteria (true bacteria)
- Eukaryota (including protists, fungi, plants and animals) |
