5. Give answers. a. State the merits of Whittaker's method of classification. 5
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Merits of Whittaker's five kingdom classification: This system is accepted everywhere due to the phylogenetic placing of different groups of living organisms scientifically. The prokaryotes are placed in an individual kingdom. Fungi are placed in a separate kingdom due to its characteristics.
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R.H Whittaker’s classified organisms into five kingdoms which are
Kingdom Monera – Examples are bacteria, cyanobacteria
Kingdom Protista – Examples are protozoa, phytoplankton and so on.
Kingdom Fungi – Examples are yeasts, mushrooms and so on.
Kingdom Plantae – Examples are Bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms and so on.
Kingdom Animalia – Examples are Sponges, invertebrates and so on.
Merits of Whitakker’s method of classification
Whitakker’s method of classification has the following merits
Unicellular and multicellular organisms are kept and categorized separately.
Fungi is a separate kingdom because of its mode of nutrition.
Autotrophic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition are placed in distinct groups.
Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms which are placed in Kingdom Monera.
It is more naturally segregated than classified under two kingdoms