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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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(b)
(c)
(d)

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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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Taxon 'Tigris' represents _______

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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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For below-given cladogram select out the correct one:-

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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 | ||
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(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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Most of the unicellular organisms are kept under

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In five kingdom classification, ascomycetes are included in

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Fungi differ from algae in being

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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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Most of the unicellular organisms are kept under

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Match the following columns and choose the correct combination from the given option:
Column-I | Column- II |
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(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.
is a prime number between and
is an odd number between and

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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.

