The following are descriptions of the 5 kingdoms:

KINGDOM MONERA (monerans) - *1 cell *no true nucleus - prokaryote (genetic material scattered and not enclosed by a membrane) *some move (flagellum); others don't *some make their own food (autotrophic); others can't make their own food (heterotrophic) *examples - bacteria, blue-green bacteria (cyanobacteria)

KINGDOM PROTISTA (protists) - *1 cell *have a true nucleus - eukaryote *some move (cilia, flagella, pseudopodia); others don't *some are autotrophic; others are heterotrophic *examples - amoeba, diatom, euglena, paramecium, some algae (unicellular), etc

KINGDOM FUNGI - *multicellular *have nuclei *mainly do not move from place to place *heterotrophic (food is digested outside of fungus) *examples - mushroom, mold, puffball, shelf/bracket fungus, yeast, etc.

KINGDOM PLANTAE (plants) - *multicellular *have nuclei *do not move *autotrophic *examples - multicellular algae, mosses, ferns, flowering plants (dandelions, roses, etc.), trees, etc

KINGDOM ANIMALIA (animals) - *multicellular *have nuclei *do move *heterotrophic *examples - sponge, jellyfish, insect, fish, frog, bird, man