Question

Explain the merits of Whittaker's classification​

Answer 1

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The advantages of Whittaker's Five Kingdom Classification are as follows:

-- Prokaryotes differ from all other living organisms in their cell structure and cell multiplication; physiological and biochemical processes.

-- Prokaryotes have been placed separately Kingdom Monera whereas Unicellular and multi- cellular organisms are kept separate.

-- Fungi are also placed in a separate kingdom as their mode of nutrition differs from all other plants.

-- Autotrophs and heterotrophs are also kept separately based on their mode of nutrition

-- Five kingdom classification is more natural than two kingdom classification and is based on bio composition and mode of nutrition.

The disadvantages of Whittaker's Five Kingdom Classification are as follows:

-- Though Unicellular algae are kept in kingdom Protista, but algae- like multicelluar organisms are in kingdom Plantae. So, thumb rule is that similar organisms must be put together.

-- There is diversity in kingdom Protista and dissimilar organisms should not be placed together.

-- All organisms other than Moneran shows their polyphyletic origin which is a limitation of five kingdom classification.

-- Viruses have no separate space for them.

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Answer 2

R.H Whittaker's classified organisms into five kingdoms-

ᴍᴇʀɪᴛs ᴏғ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴄʟᴀssɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ-

• ᴛʜɪs sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ɪs ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜʏʟᴏɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴘʟᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ᴏғ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs sᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ.

• ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴋᴀʀʏᴏᴛᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ.

• ғᴜɴɢɪ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs.

• ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇs ᴏғ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴛɪᴏɴ.

• ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴘʀᴏᴛɪsᴛᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴜɴɪᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀʀ ᴇᴜᴋᴀʀʏᴏᴛᴇs.