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II. Historical Evolution of Classification Systems - Coggle Diagram
Topics and Subtopics:
- Early division of life into Plantae and Animalia.
- Limitations (no distinction for fungi, protists, or prokaryotes).
- Three-Kingdom System (Protista Added)
- Ernst Haeckel’s contributions.
- Incorporation of unicellular organisms.
- Four-Kingdom System (Monera Added)
- Recognizing prokaryotes as distinct.
- Five-Kingdom System (Whittaker’s Model)
- Importance of separating fungi as a unique kingdom.
- Criteria: Cellular organization and mode of nutrition.
- Carl Woese’s refinement: Splitting Monera into Eubacteria and Archaebacteria.