Margulis, Lynn

Illustrated guide to the major divisions of nature's five great kingdoms--bacteria, protoctists, animals, fungi, and plants--using a modern classification scheme that is consistent with the fossil record and molecular data.

Describes how scientists classify living organisms into groups known as kingdoms, and the characteristics of each.

Illustrated guide to the major divisions of nature's five great kingdoms--bacteria, protoctists, animals, fungi, and plants--using a modern classification scheme that is consistent with the fossil record and molecular data.

A guide to the major divisions of nature's five kingdoms.

Explains the role symbiosis played in the evolution of the planet and discusses how species classification determines how people think about nature.

Provides scientific and philosophical insights into life and death, with investigation of the origins of different life forms and the continuing process of evolution.