NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM MONERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the 5 kingdoms in which living things are classified?
A
Monera, Archaea, Eukarya, Animala and Plantae
B
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Animalia and Plantae
C
Bacteria, Protista, Fungi, Monera and Plantae
D
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya, Fungi and protista
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: R. H. Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification. The five kingdom classification are-Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. The organisms which are placed under the kingdom Animalia are heterotrophic and depend on the other organisms for food.

Detailed explanation-2: -The five kingdom classification was proposed by R.H. Whittaker in 1969. The five kingdoms were formed on the basis of characteristics such as cell structure, mode of nutrition, source of nutrition and body organisation. It includes Kingdom Monera, Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi, Kingdom Plantae, and Kingdom Animalia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The living organisms are divided into five different kingdoms – Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia, and Monera on the basis of their characteristics such as cell structure, mode of nutrition, mode of reproduction and body organization.

Detailed explanation-4: -It became very difficult to group some living things into one or the other, so early in the past century the two kingdoms were expanded into five kingdoms: Protista (the single-celled eukaryotes); Fungi (fungus and related organisms); Plantae (the plants); Animalia (the animals); Monera (the prokaryotes).

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