Five Kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on [2014]
Presence or absence of a well-defined nucleus
Mode of reproduction
Mode of nutrition
Complexity of body organization
(1)
R.H. Whittaker considered complexity of cell structure and structural (body) organization, mode of nutrition, mode of reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships for the five kingdom system of classification.
Each of the following characteristics represent a Kingdom proposed by Whittaker. Arrange the following in increasing order of complexity of body organization.
A. Multicellular heterotrophs with cell wall made of chitin.
B. Heterotrophs with tissue/organ/organ system level of body organization.
C. Prokaryotes with cell wall made of polysaccharides and amino acids.
D. Eukaryotic autotrophs with tissue/organ level of body organization.
E. Eukaryotes with cellular body organization.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below : [2025]
A, C, E, B, D
C, E, A, D, B
A, C, E, D, B
C, E, A, B, D
(2)
Increasing order of complexity of body organisation in the kingdom given by R.H. Whittaker is as follows-
C. Monera-Prokaryotes with cell wall made up of polysaccharide.
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E. Protista - Unicellular eukaryotes.
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A. Fungi -Multicellular heterotrophic with cell wall made up of chitin.
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D. Plantae - Eukaryotes autotrophs with tissue body organisation.
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B. Animalia - Heterotrophs with tissue organ/system of body organisation
Correct sequence is C, E, A, D, B.
