Question

write the fire Kingdom Classification proposed by Robert Whittaker.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Whittaker proposed an elaborate five kingdom classification – Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.

Answer 2

Answer:

Whittaker in 1969 proposed a five kingdom classification based on -

(i) cell structure (prokaryotic or eukaryotic),

(ii) mode of nutrition (autotrophic or heterotrophic), and

(iii) body organisation (unicellular or multicellular).

These five-kingdoms are as follows:

1. The Monera, the single-celled prokaryotic organisms like the bacteria; most primitive organisms as these organisms lack a nuclear membrane and the nucleus is marked;

2. The Protista, the single-celled eukaryotes which include diverse organisms like the algae, protozoa and diatoms.

3. The Fungi, the multicellular non-green heterotrophs (a few are unicellular) lacking chlorophyll, such as mushrooms and moulds;

4. The Plantae, the multicellular green autotrophs such as the higher algae, mosses, ferns and flowering plants; and

5. The Animalia, the multicellular heterotrophs which lack cellulose and usually exhibit movement like the insects, earthworm, birds, reptiles and mammals.