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From: max_jedroom@oxy.edu (Jedidiah Jon Palosaari)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: 4 kingdoms
Message-ID: <101911@tiger.oxy.edu>
Date: 2 Jul 90 21:18:13 GMT
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA  90041
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While taking a course at the University of Hawaii some years ago, I was
taught that there were four kingdoms of life- animalia, plantae, monera,
and protista.  Fungi and algea were classified as plants.  Now having
learned of the 5 kingdom system, I can see how it makes sence.	But I
do not understand nor remember the rational for the U of H's 4 kingdom
system.  It doesn't seem like it's simply an old system, since I learned
it only about 5 years ago.  Does anyone know of good reasons for sticking
to the 4 kingdoms as outlined above, instead of having the now more
accepted 5?