EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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VIRUS AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(Taxonomy) How many kingdoms are there?
A
2
B
4
C
6
D
8
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Living things are divided into five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera . Living things are divided into five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera.

Detailed explanation-2: -Today all living organisms are classified into one of six kingdoms: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, or Animalia. The chart below shows how the kingdoms have changed over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under this system, there are three domains-domain Bacteria (corresponding to domain Eubacteria), domain Archaea (corresponding to kingdom Archaebacteria), and domain Eukarya (corresponding to kingdoms Fungi, Plantae, Animalia, and kingdom “Protista”).

Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Cavalier-Smith and his colleagues propose seven kingdoms: Bacteria, Archaea, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Six kingdom classification was proposed by Carl Woese. It comprises of 3 domains-Archae, Bacteria, and Eukarya. These domains are further classified into kingdoms-Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Funfi, Plantae and Animalia. So, apart from Archae, another kingdom that also comprises a domain is bacteria.

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