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Biological Classification – Quick Revision Notes

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History Aristotle – plants & animals; Linnaeus – 2 kingdoms; Whittaker (1969) – 5 kingdoms (Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plan

Monera Prokaryotic; Shapes – cocci, bacilli, vibrio, spirilla; Archaebacteria (extremophiles), Eubacteria (cyanobacteria – N

Protista Unicellular eukaryotes; Chrysophytes (diatoms, silica wall), Dinoflagellates (red tides), Euglenoids (pellicle, dual nu

Fungi Eukaryotic, chitin wall, heterotrophic. Reproduction: asexual (conidia, spores), sexual (plasmogamy→karyogamy→

Plantae Chlorophyll, cellulose wall, autotrophic. Some parasites/insectivores. Groups: algae → angiosperms. Alternation o

Animalia Multicellular, no cell wall, holozoic nutrition, nervous system, sexual reproduction with embryonic development.

Viruses etc. Viruses: acellular, protein coat + DNA/RNA (TMV, HIV, bacteriophage). Viroids: free RNA (potato spindle tuber). P

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