Question

Which kingdom do humans belong to?

Answer 1

Five kingdom classification:

1. R.H. Whittaker gave a five-kingdom system of classification.
2. Organisms are classified into different kingdoms based on different parameters like the complexity of cells, organisms and nutrition.
3. Humans belong to Kingdom Animalia.

Animalia:

1. This Kingdom is characterized by heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms that are multi-cellular and their cells lack cell walls.
2. Animals have a heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
3. They require oxygen for aerobic respiration.
4. They make rapid responses to external stimuli.
5. Their life cycle includes stages of embryonic development, and mitotic cell division that transforms a zygote into a multicellular embryo.
6. Hence Human belong to the kingdom of Animalia.