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Identify the primary characteristics that are used to classify all organisms into one of the five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungus, prokaryote, protoctist.

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Cambridge IGCSE BiologyCharacteristics and classification of living organismsSupplement content

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This point belongs to Features of organisms, especially Features of organisms outcomes.
You need to be able to identify the primary characteristics that are used to classify all organisms into one of the five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungus, prokaryote, protoctist.
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Organisms are classified into five kingdoms based on characteristics such as cell type, nutrition, and cellular organization.

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Identify one characteristic used to classify organisms into the animal kingdom.
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State the type of cell found in prokaryotes.
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