Characters

Monera

Protista

Fungi

Plantae

Animalia

Cell type

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

Eukaryotic

Eukaryotic

Eukaryotic

Cell wall

Non-cellular (polysaccharide + amino acid)

Present in some

Present (without cellulose)

Present (cellulose)

Absent

Nuclear membrane

Absent

Present

Present

Present

Present

Body organisation

Cellular

Cellular

Multicellular, loose tissue

Tissue/organ

Tissue/organ/ organ system

Mode of nutrition

Autotrophic (photosynthetic & chemosynthetic) and heterotrophic (saprophyte/parasite)

Autotrophic (photosynthetic) and heterotrophic

Heterotrophic (saprophytic or parasitic)

Autotrophic (photosynthetic)

Heterotrophic (holozoic, saprophytic etc)