Question

Give reason for the following: Five kingdom classification made the study of living organisms easy.

Answer 1

Five kingdom classification:

1. In 1969, R.H. Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification.
2. It was a more reliable system because it was based on scientific criteria.
3. It made the study more systematic and easy.
4. The classification was based on certain characters such as:

• Cell structure of the organism, whether prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
• Body organization of the organism is unicellular or multicellular.
• Mode of nutrition of the organism can be autotrophic, heterotrophic, and saprotrophic.

The five kingdoms are:

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