Question

merit and demerit of whittakar classificarion​

Answer 1

Demerits: viruses have not been given proper space in this system of classification.

Demerits:

• The higher kingmerit and demerit of whittakardoms does not include a single ancestor.

• Viruses are not properly classified.

• The kingdom protista was not classified properly as it contained different organisms with a cell wall and also without a cell wall.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Whittaker's method of classification is more scientific and natural because of the following merits: 1) It is the most accepted modern classification system due to the phylogenetic placing of different living organisms. 2)In this system separation of prokaryotes into an independent kingdom is justifiable

Demerit: Demerits: viruses have not been given proper space in this system of classification.

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Demerits:

The higher kingdoms does not include a single ancestor.

Viruses are not properly classified.

The kingdom protista was not classified properly as it contained different organisms with a cell wall and also without a cell wall.