Kingdom Systems of Classification

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Kingdom Systems of Classification: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Five Kingdom System of Classification, Two Kingdom System of Classification, Three Kingdom System of Classification and, Four Kingdom System of Classification

Important Questions on Kingdom Systems of Classification

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Pick the correct statements:

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Discuss the factors on which Whittaker has based his 5 kingdom classification.

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How can we know that organisms belongs to genus?

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Kingdom Protista contains

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All prokaryotic groups are put under _____ kingdom

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In earlier classification (like two kingdoms), which of the following are included in plants?

(1) Bacteria, blue green algae and fungus.

(2) Mosses and fern.

(3) Gymnosperms and angiosperm.

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How many main criteria were used by Whittaker for classification?

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In which year, Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification?

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How many kingdoms are there in Whittaker’s system which possess only multicellular and only prokaryotes?

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The three kingdom system of classification was proposed by RH Whittaker.

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Match column I with column II; choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the two columns:

Column I Column II
A. Monera 1. Dinoflagellates
B. Protista 2. Horsetails
C. Fungi 3. Bacteria
D. Plantae 4. Sponges
E. Animalia 5. Mushrooms

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Who proposed the five kingdom classification?

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Tissue grade of organization is absent in

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Name the scientist who gave the three kingdom classification.

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Name the scientist who added Kingdom-Monera to the system of classification, whether it is Herbert Faulkner Copeland or Ernst Haeckel. 

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R.H Whittaker criteria for classification was based on the following characters:

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Two kingdom classification was proposed by

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Five-kingdom classification includes:

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The replacement of two kingdoms grouping by five kingdom classification was proposed in the year