Question

Which taxonomic categories do plants and animals belong to?

Answer 1

Kingdom Plantae:

1. All eukaryotic, chlorophyll-containing organisms (plants) belong to this kingdom.
2. They have prominent chloroplasts.
3. Their cell wall is made of cellulose.
4. Their life cycle has two phases - diploid sporophytic and haploid gametophytic.
5. They consist of algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.

Kingdom Animalia:

1. All heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms belong to this kingdom.
2. They do not have cell walls.
3. They depend on plants for their food and their mode of nutrition is holozoic.
4. They follow definite growth patterns.
5. They consist of Porifera, Coelenterata, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Aschelhelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata, Hemichordata, and Chordata.