How many kingdoms are in the modern system of classification?

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6 August, 15:40

How many kingdoms are in the modern system of classification?

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Harrison Simmons · Answer 1

Five kingdoms

When Linnaeus first described his system, he named only two kingdoms - animals and plants. Today, scientists think there are at least five kingdoms - animals, plants, fungi, protists (very simple organisms) and monera (bacteria).

Andrew · Answer 2

According to modern classification system, all organisms can be divided into three domains (archaea, bacteria, and eukarya) and six kingdoms (archaebacteria, eubacteria, protista, fungi, plantae, and animalia.