Robert H. Whittaker

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Illustrated chart showing the five kingdoms of living things: protists (with protozoans and algae), monerans (bacteria), fungi (mushrooms, yeast, mold), plants (broad-leaved tree, conifer tree, fern, moss), and animals (insect, squid, horse, earthworm, sponge).

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American biologist

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Illustrated chart showing the five kingdoms of living things: protists (with protozoans and algae), monerans (bacteria), fungi (mushrooms, yeast, mold), plants (broad-leaved tree, conifer tree, fern, moss), and animals (insect, squid, horse, earthworm, sponge).

Whittaker five-kingdom classification

The Whittaker five-kingdom classification of life.

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