Question

Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on:
(a) Presence or absence of a well defined nucleus. (b) Mode of reproduction. (c) Mode of nutrition. (d) Complexity of body organisation.

Answer 1

Answer: A

Explanation:

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