All living things can be classified into one of these five fundamental Kingdoms of life. Each kingdom is further subdivided into progressively smaller groups. The seven layers of subgrouping are Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. If you like mnemonics, “Kindly penguins commonly order fresh green sausage” is one way to remember this list. Kingdom Monera: This kingdom includes the prokaryotes: single-celled organisms that do NOT possess a nucleus. Examples include bacteria, actinomycetes, and the blue-green algae. Kingdom Protoctista: This kingdom includes the simplest eukaryotes: single-celled organisms that DO possess a nucleus. Examples include nucleated algae and slime moulds. […]
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