The eukaryote kingdoms are the kingdoms of the domain Eukaryota, whose members include animals, plants, fungi and protists. In the scheme most often used, all living organisms are divided into five kingdoms, Monera for bacteria plus Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia, so the four eukaryotic ones are Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. Work in the last two decades suggests that most of the biological diversity of eukaryotes lies among the protists, and many scientists feel it is as inappropriate to lump all protists into one kingdom as it was to group all prokaryotes together, but no revised system has yet gained wide acceptance.
All Eukaryote Kingdoms
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UC Museum of Paleontology: Life on Earth, Three Domains of Life
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five kingdoms: Monera (bacteria), Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
Animal (Wikipedia)
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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms belonging to the biological kingdom Animalia ().
Plant (Wikipedia)
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Plants are the eukaryotic organisms that constitute the kingdom Plantae (/'plænteɪ/).
Protist (Wikipedia)
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A protist ( PROH-tist) or protoctist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, land plant, or fungus.
Wikipedia: Fungus
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A fungus (pl.: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms.
Wikipedia: Chromista
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Chromista is a proposed but controversial biological kingdom, refined from the Chromalveolata, consisting of single-celled and multicellular eukaryotic species that share similar features in their photosynthetic organelles (plastids).
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