NEET Solved Paper 2014 Question 2
Question: Five kingdom system of classification suggested by RH Whittaker is not based on [AIPMT 2014]
Options:
A) presence or absence of a well-defined nucleus
B) mode of reproduction
C) mode of nutrition
D) complexity of body organization
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- RH Whittaker’s classification is nor based on presence or absence of a well defined nucleus. He gave five kingdom classification and used five criteria for delimiting kingdoms. These are both come under body organisation (i) Complexity of eel I structure (ii) Complexity of body structure (iii) Mode of nutrition (iv) Ecological life cycle including mode of Reproduction (iv) Phylogenetic relationship. He divided organisms into five kingdoms as follows Kingdom-Monera Kingdom-Protista Kingdom-Fungi Kingdom-Plantae Kingdom-Animalia
