In Whittaker’s Five Kingdom Classification, all unicellular eukaryotes, primarily aquatic and having a well defined nucleus and various cell organelles belong to
A
Monera
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B
Protista
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C
Animalia
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D
Plantae
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Solution
The correct option is B Protista R.H. Whittaker proposed the Five Kingdom Classification. In his system of classification:
Kingdom Monera includes all the unicellular prokaryotes.
Kingdom Protista includes the unicellular eukaryotes, which are primarily aquatic and they have a well defined nucleus and various other cell organelles.
Kingdom Fungi constitutes a unique kingdom of heterotrophic organisms, which show a great diversity in morphology and habitat.
Kingdom Plantae includes the higher forms of plants from the bryophytes to the angiosperms.