Question

Explain the basis for grouping organisms into five kingdoms.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The basis for grouping organisms into five kingdoms is as follows : ... Unicellular eukaryotes form kingdom Protista, and multicellular eukaryotes form kingdom Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. (iii) Animals are then separated on the basis of the absence of a cell wall.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explain the basis for grouping organisms into five kingdoms.

Answer : Robert .H. Whittaker in 1959 proposed a five kingdom classification of living organisms on the basis of Linnaeus’ system of classification encorporating cell structure, mode and source of nutrition and body organisation as main features. The five kingdoms proposed by Whittaker are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia