Question

State the demerits of Whittaker method of classification

Answer 1

✔Demerits:

Demerits:- The classification of kingdoms Monera and Protista are problematic. For one both the kingdoms include organisms with and without cell wall and ones that are autotrophic and heterotrophic.

Demerits:- The classification of kingdoms Monera and Protista are problematic. For one both the kingdoms include organisms with and without cell wall and ones that are autotrophic and heterotrophic.- Viruses do not get a proper classification.

Demerits:- The classification of kingdoms Monera and Protista are problematic. For one both the kingdoms include organisms with and without cell wall and ones that are autotrophic and heterotrophic.- Viruses do not get a proper classification.- Slime moulds, in spite of being considerably different from the rest of its counterparts in the kingdom, have been classified under Protista.

Demerits:- The classification of kingdoms Monera and Protista are problematic. For one both the kingdoms include organisms with and without cell wall and ones that are autotrophic and heterotrophic.- Viruses do not get a proper classification.- Slime moulds, in spite of being considerably different from the rest of its counterparts in the kingdom, have been classified under Protista.-  Certain organisms under Protista are not eukaryotic, rather mesokaryotic.