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Are bacteria animals or plants?

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Bacteria are neither 'plants' nor 'animals'. It is an old concept to look at living beings as only plants and animals. Now the experts in classification of organisms believe that there are about 5 or so KINGDOMS or 'types' of organisms. Bacteria are separate group of organisms. Bacteria are Prokaryotes (with no cell nucleus). read more

The animals and plants are kingdoms in the super kingdom or domain of eukaryotes. Another way to say it is that both plants and animals are the descendant descendants of bacteria. The most recent common ancestor of both animals and plants probably looked like a protist. read more

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