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What was a main criteria for classification used by R.H. Whittaker in his Five Kingdom Classification?
What was a main criteria for classification used by R.H. Whittaker in his Five Kingdom Classification?
- Cell type, nuclear membrane, mode of nutrition, habitat and methods of reproduction
- Gross morphology, nature of the species, habitat, methods of reproduction, evolutionary relationships
- Cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction and phylogenetic relationships (correct)
- Cell type, cell wall, mode of nutrition, habitat and evolutionary relationships
Which domain system proposed the division of the Kingdom Monera into two domains?
Which domain system proposed the division of the Kingdom Monera into two domains?
- Four-domain system
- Six-domain system
- Five-domain system
- Three-domain system (correct)
What unified the 'Plants' kingdom in earlier classification systems?
What unified the 'Plants' kingdom in earlier classification systems?
- Habitat and methods of reproduction
- Presence of a cell wall in their cells (correct)
- Similar cell structure
- Similar mode of nutrition
What were the main characteristics considered for classifying organisms into the Five Kingdoms according to Table 2.1?
What were the main characteristics considered for classifying organisms into the Five Kingdoms according to Table 2.1?
What did R.H. Whittaker name the five kingdoms he proposed in his classification system?
What did R.H. Whittaker name the five kingdoms he proposed in his classification system?
What is an example of a characteristic that unified the 'Plants' kingdom in earlier classification systems?
What is an example of a characteristic that unified the 'Plants' kingdom in earlier classification systems?
What was a constant under all different classification systems?
What was a constant under all different classification systems?
'Monera' was divided into which two domains in the three-domain system?
'Monera' was divided into which two domains in the three-domain system?
'Monera', 'Protista', 'Fungi', 'Plantae', and 'Animalia' are examples of what?
'Monera', 'Protista', 'Fungi', 'Plantae', and 'Animalia' are examples of what?
'Chlam' is an example of which kind of organisms?
'Chlam' is an example of which kind of organisms?
What was the primary motivation behind the early classification of living organisms?
What was the primary motivation behind the early classification of living organisms?
Why was Aristotle's classification system not considered scientific?
Why was Aristotle's classification system not considered scientific?
What was the limitation of the Two Kingdom system of classification developed in Linnaeus' time?
What was the limitation of the Two Kingdom system of classification developed in Linnaeus' time?
Why was the Two Kingdom system found inadequate over time?
Why was the Two Kingdom system found inadequate over time?
What did Linnaeus' Two Kingdom system fail to distinguish between?
What did Linnaeus' Two Kingdom system fail to distinguish between?
What was the earliest basis for classification used by Aristotle for plants and animals?
What was the earliest basis for classification used by Aristotle for plants and animals?
