16 Questions
What was a main criteria for classification used by R.H. Whittaker in his Five Kingdom Classification?
Cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction and phylogenetic relationships
Which domain system proposed the division of the Kingdom Monera into two domains?
Three-domain system
What unified the 'Plants' kingdom in earlier classification systems?
Presence of a cell wall in their cells
What were the main characteristics considered for classifying organisms into the Five Kingdoms according to Table 2.1?
Cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction and phylogenetic relationships
What did R.H. Whittaker name the five kingdoms he proposed in his classification system?
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
What is an example of a characteristic that unified the 'Plants' kingdom in earlier classification systems?
Presence of a cell wall in their cells
What was a constant under all different classification systems?
'Plant' and 'Animal' kingdoms
'Monera' was divided into which two domains in the three-domain system?
'Archaea' and 'Bacteria'
'Monera', 'Protista', 'Fungi', 'Plantae', and 'Animalia' are examples of what?
'Kingdoms'
'Chlam' is an example of which kind of organisms?
'Multicellular'
What was the primary motivation behind the early classification of living organisms?
To categorize organisms for human use like food, shelter, and clothing
Why was Aristotle's classification system not considered scientific?
It was not based on scientific criteria but on instinctive needs
What was the limitation of the Two Kingdom system of classification developed in Linnaeus' time?
It included all plants and animals but did not classify other organisms
Why was the Two Kingdom system found inadequate over time?
It could not accommodate a large number of organisms beyond plants and animals
What did Linnaeus' Two Kingdom system fail to distinguish between?
Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
What was the earliest basis for classification used by Aristotle for plants and animals?
Simple morphological characters like trees, shrubs, and herbs
Explore the classification of living organisms in Biology Chapter 2, covering Kingdom Monera, Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi, Kingdom Plantae, Kingdom Animalia, and Viruses, Viroids, and Lichens. Learn about the historical attempts to classify organisms and the scientific basis for classification.
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