Friday, June 8, 2012

Five kingdom classification

 Five kingdom classification

This is the five kingdom classification given by scientist Whittaker (1969).This scheme was based on -
  • Structure of Cells - {prokaryotic or eukaryotic }
  • Structure of Organism - {unicellular or Multicellular}
  • Mode of nutrition - Photosynthesis in green plants, absorption in fungi and ingestion in animals. 
  1.  Kingdom Monera
  2.  Kingdom Protista
  3.  Kingdom Fungi
  4.  Kingdom Plantae
  5.  Kingdom Animalia

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