Question

What are the kingdoms present in Whittaker's system of classification?

Answer 1

Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia are the five kingdoms according to R.H. Whittaker.

• Monera includes all unicellular prokaryotic organisms.
• Protista includes eukaryotic unicellular/ unicellular colonial organisms.
• Fungi are eukaryotic organisms. They are heterotrophs and have chitin in their cell wall.
• Plantae includes all the plants. They are autotrophic and have cellulose in their cell wall.
• Animalia are heterotrophic having no cell wall.