A | B |
kingdom | the largest taxonomic group, consisting of closely related phyla |
domain | the most inclusive taxonomic category; larger than a kingdom |
Bacteria | a domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycans |
Eubacteria | a kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls are made up of peptidoglycan |
Archaea | a domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan |
Archaebacteria | a kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan |
Eukarya | a domain of all organisms whose cells have nuclei, including protists, plants, fungi and animals |
Protista | a kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals or fungi |
Fungi | a kingdom composed of heterotrophs; man y obtain energy and nutrients from dead organic matter |
Plantae | a kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs that have cell walls containing cellulose |
Animalia | a kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cells do not have cell walls |