Kingdom Monera And Protista | Diversity In Living Organisms EP03

So, this is the 3rd Episode Classification of Organisms. Today we are going to see about the Kingdoms- Monera and Protista.

Now let's recall all the Kingdoms,

1) Monera

2) Protists

3) Fungi

4) Plantae

5) Animalia

Now we are going to just talk about Monera and Protista.

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Monera: It means Single Celled.

So, it is Prokaryotes.

Now it has 2 Domains: Eubacteria and Archaea.

Eubacteria lived on earth between 1.5-3 billion years ago. Now these are classified by the reaction of the cell membrane by a stain called Gram Stain.

Gram + = Have thick walls that can be stained with Gram Stain. Ex. Streptococcus, Bacillus, etc.

Gram - = Have thin walls that can't be stained with Gram Stain. Ex. Rhizobium, Cyanobacteria, etc.

Archaea lived on earth 3 billion years ago. They are called Extremophiles. These are divided into:

1) Methanogens ( Produces Methane )

2) Halophiles ( Thrive in High concentrations of Salt-bodies )

3) Thermoacidophiles ( Ability to thrive in high temperature and in low pH )

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Protista: Eukaryotes

It was first described by Ernst Haeckel in 1866.

Some of the Protista are multinucleated like Paramecium.

Slime Molds are Fungi like Protists. ( Looks like Fungi )

Algae are Plant like Protists. ( Some could Photosynthesis )

Protozoans, Paramecium are Animal like Protists. ( Has locomotory parts like Cilia )

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In the next Episodes we will see about Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.

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~Thank You~

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EP01 - Introduction To Evolutionary Relationship And Taxonomy Of Organisms | Binomial Nomenclature | Types Of Organisms | EP01

EP02 - Classification Of Organisms In The Phylogenetic Tree | Binomial Nomenclature | EP02

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