Classification is the categorizing of organisms into categories based on evolutionary and structural relationships. Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish scientist during the 18th century classified plants and animals according to similarities and also form and structure. The purpose of this was to organize organisms into categories that could be named, remembered, and discussed. Carolus Linnaeus organized organisms from general to specific. The System of Classification is as follows: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. …showed first 75 words of 1634 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1634 total…of all the kingdoms having very simple organization, but also are the oldest. Moneras are broken up unto two types, bacteria and blue green algae. Blue green algae are unique because they can survive eighty degrees temperatures and even subzero temperatures. These organisms reproduce by dividing into two separate cells and obtain their food by decomposing or being a parasite. Additionally, the three major forms of Monera are spherical coccus, rodshapped bacillius, and spiral-shaped spirillum.