Biological Classification Question 2
2. Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on:
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(a) Presence or absence of a well defined nucleus.
(b) Mode of reproduction.
(c) Mode of nutrition.
(d) Complexity of body organisation.
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Answer : a
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(a) Five kingdom system of classification was proposed by R.H. Whittaker (1969). The five kingdom classification is based on the following criteria :
- Complexity of cell structure-Prokaryotes or eukaryotes.
- Complexity of organisms body Unicellular or multicellular.
- Mode of obtaining nutrition-Autotrophic or heterotrophic.
- Phylogenetic relationships.
