Question

name the five kingdoms according to whittaker

Answer 1

1. Monera
2. Protista
3. Fungi
4. Plantae
5. Animalia

Answer 2

ANSWER:

Whittaker is the first one who proposed the elaborative classification for the living organisms. He classified ‘living organisms’ into five kingdom classifications are,

1. Monera

2. Protista

3. Fungi

4. Plantae  

5. Animalia.  

He proposed this in the year 1969. In this classification three animals and plants kingdoms are added to elaborate the features of the living organisms. The first three kingdoms are differentiated by the multicellular organisms on the basis of they acquire food.