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R.H. Whittaker used certain criteria for making the five-kingdom classification. From the following how many are not a part of those criteria?

Cell structure, thallus organization, mode of nutrition, reproduction, phylogenetic relationships, body organization, locomotion.

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Important Questions on Biological Classification

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Five kingdom system of classification suggested by R.H. Whittaker is not based on:
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Engler and Prantl published a phylogenetic system in the monograph ______
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Which of the following is correctly matched?
(i) Coelomates Aschelminthes
(ii) Triploblastic Sponges
(iii) Radial symmetry Coelenterates
(iv) Metamerism Molluscs
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One of the following scientists was the earliest to attempt more scientific basis for classification __________
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Which one of the following pairs was excluded from Whittaker's five kingdom classification?
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List few advantages of five kingdom classification over two kingdom classification?
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Two kingdom classification of Linnaeus cannot distinguish between:
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Select the option for the correct match of given codes
  I   II
(a) Monera (i) Chlamydomonas, Solanum
(b) Protista (ii) Bacillus, Oscillatoria
(c) Fungi (iii) Euglena, Trypanosoma
(d) Plantae (iv) Mucor, Penicillium
(e) Animalia (v) Felis, Panthera
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How many kingdoms contain eukaryotes in five kingdom system of classification of R.H.Whittaker?
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Both Chlamydomonas and Chlorella are autotrophic and both have a cell wall, whereas both Paramoecium and Amoeba are heterotrophic and both lack cell wall, then why did R.H. Whittaker place all of them under the same kingdom?
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Match the following columns and choose the correct combination from the given option:
 
Column-I Column- II
 (A) Plantae  (1) Bacteria
 (B) Fungi  (2) Euglenoids
 (C) Protista  (3) Phycomycetes
 (D) Monera  (4) Algae
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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The non-nucleated, unicellular organisms of Whittaker’s classification are included in the kingdom

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The most recent classification of the living world is the four kingdom system proposed by H. F. Copeland.