Kingdoms and Domains 18.

Domain
Most
inclusive
taxonomic
category;
larger than a
kingdom.

Bacteria
Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that
have cell walls containing peptidoglycan.

Eubacteria
Kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose
cell walls are made up of peptidoglycan.

Archaea
Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have
cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan.

Archaebacteria
Kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose
cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan.

Eukarya

Domain of all organisms whose cells have

nuclei, including protists, plants, fungi, and
animals.

Protista
Kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not
classified as plants, animals, or fungi.

Fungi
Kingdom composed of heterotrophs; many
obtain energy and nutrients from dead
organic matter.

Plantae
Kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic
autotrophs that have cell walls containing
cellulose.

Animalia
Kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic
heterotrophs whose cells do not have
cell walls.

Key Concept
What are the six kingdoms of life as
they are now identified?
The six-kingdom system of
classification includes the kingdoms
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista,
Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.

Key Concept
What is the three-domain system of
classification?
The three domains are the domain
Eukarya, Which is composed of
protists, fungi, plants, and animals; the
domain Bacteria, which corresponds to
the kingdom Eubacteria; and the
domain Archaea, which corresponds to
the kingdom Archaebacteria.