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gggghTwo Kinds
of living things
Autotroph- An organism that can
manufacture its own food from simple inorganic
substances. Heterotroph-
An organism that cannot
make its own food and must take in nourishment from its
environment.
Monera- A kingdom of organisms characterized by prokaryotic cell structure (cells without a nucleus).
Protista- Eukaryotic organisms (cells have a nucleus), including unicelluar and multicellular forms,autotrophs and heterotrophs, with various forms of locomotion; organisms that do not fit into the other 5 kingdoms.
Fungi- Plant like, heterotrophic organisms. Like plants they are non-motile, but unlike plants they cannot produce their own food.
Plantae- A kingdom of multicellular, eukaryotic autotrophs.
Animalia- A kingdom of multicellular organism that do not produce thier own food.
For more information, click on the name of any kingdom.
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