Monera |
Prokaryotic |
Noncellulosic (Polysaccharide + amino acid) |
Absent |
Cellular |
Autotrophic (chemosynthetic and photosynthetic) and Heterotrophic (saprophytic/parasitic) |
Cell structure |
Body organization, Mode of nutrition |
Protista |
Eukaryotic |
Present in some |
Present |
Cellular |
Autotrophic (Photosynthetic) and Heterotrophic |
Cell structure, Nuclear membrane |
Mode of nutrition |
Fungi |
Eukaryotic |
Present with chitin |
Present |
Multicellular/loose tissue |
Heterotrophic (Saprophytic/Parasitic) |
Cell structure, Mode of nutrition |
Body organization |
Plantae |
Eukaryotic |
Present (cellulose) |
Present |
Tissue/organ |
Autotrophic (Photosynthetic) |
Cell structure, Mode of nutrition |
Body organization |
Animalia |
Eukaryotic |
Absent |
Present |
Tissue/organ/organ system |
Heterotrophic (Holozoic/Saprophytic, etc.) |
Cell structure, Mode of nutrition |
Body organization, Phylogenetic relationships |