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TAXONOMY AND CLASSIFICATION

Number the seven major taxonomic groups in order from the one containing the largest
number of types of organisms to the one that containing only one.

Class Order
Family Phylum
Genus Species
Kingdom

For the five kingdoms listed below, describe what version of the listed characteristics they
exhibit.

Characteristic Monera Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia

Prokaryotic or
eukaryotic cells

Do the cells
have a nucleus?

Unicellular or
multicellular

Autotrophic or
heterotrophic or
both?

Is locomotion
present or absent?

Is the cell wall

present or absent?

What is the cell wall

composed of?

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