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Bases of the Five Kingdom System of Classification Presentation

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Science and Technology, Class 9, Unit 2

Bases of the Five Kingdom System of Classification

Robert Harding Whitaker · 1969 AD · Five kingdoms, five bases

By the End of This Lesson You Can

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State the weaknesses of the two kingdom system

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Name the five bases of the five kingdom system

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Place any organism into its kingdom

Two Kingdoms or Five?

🌿Two kingdom system
Every organism is a plant or an animal
Even the mushroom counts as a plant
Many features stay hidden
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🗂️Five kingdom system
Five separate kingdoms
The mushroom gets its own kingdom, Fungi
As many organisms as possible are included

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Presenter notes: Today we learn how and on what bases living beings are sorted into five kingdoms. Before starting, ask the class: is a mushroom a plant or not?