Question

Enlist the five kingdoms in which Whittaker classified the living organisms.

Answer 1

The five kingdoms into which living organisms were classified by Whittaker in 1969 are as follows:

1) Kingdom Monera - Example, Vibrio, Streptococcus etc

2) Kingdom Protista - Example, Euglena, Paramoecium etc

3)Kingdom Fungi - Example, Agaricus. Fusarium etc

4) Kingdom Plantae- Example, Mangifera, Nephrolepis etc

5) Kingdom Animalia - Example, Panthera, Corvus etc