Question: 1. what are the characteristics of the five kingdoms of organisms/kingdoms of living things?
Answer: Monera (includes Eubacteria and Archeobacteria) Individuals are single-celled, may or may not move, have a cell wall, have no chloroplasts or other organelles, and have no nucleus. ... 
Protista. ... 
Fungi. ... 
Plantae. ... 
Animalia. ... 
A "mini-key" to the five kingdoms.