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Class XI · Chapter 6 · Walkthrough

Variety of Life — sorting the living world

01 · Five kingdoms

The five-kingdom system

All cellular life is grouped into five kingdoms on the basis of cell type, number of cells and how they feed. ▶ Play to meet each kingdom.

02 · The hierarchy

Narrowing down to a species

Within a kingdom, organisms are sorted into ever-smaller ranks — Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species. ▶ Play to follow the human all the way down.

🔬 Classificationfive kingdoms
Meet the five kingdoms.