Five Kingdoms of Life and Waste Management

Five Kingdoms : An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth by Lynn Margulis, Karlene V. Schwartz (contributor),  Stephen J. Gould (3rd edition, W.H. Freeman 1998)  

& bacteria – 5,000 species identified

& eukaryotic cells –  65,000 species identified                                     

                slime molds (protofungi)
                algae (protoplants)
                protozoa (protoanimals)

& fungi – 100,000 species identified

& plants – 300,000 species identified

& animals –over 1,390,000 species identified

Two laws of waste management in the five kingdoms:

Everything that is waste for one kingdom is input for another.

Everything that is a toxin or pathogen for one kingdom is a nutrient for another.

 

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