| A kingdom contains
one or more
division or phyla
(plural of phylum). A group of similar kingdom.forms a
domain.
All the kingdoms that comprise the complex life forms Animalia (animals),
Plantae (plants),
and
fungi, which are mostly
multicellular, as well
as various other groups of
unicellular beings called protists (protozoans and eucaryotic
algae), belong to the domain
eukaryotes. The
eukaryotes share a common origin, and are often treated formally as
a
domain. |
