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2-KINGDOM SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
▢ Scientist: Carolus Linnaeus
▢ Basis:
Table 1: Plant vs Animal
Basis | Plant | Animal |
|---|---|---|
Cell wall | Present | Absent |
Nutrition | Mostly autotrophic | Heterotrophic |
Locomotion | Generally non-motile | Motile |

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3-KINGDOM SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
▢ Scientist: Ernst Haeckel
▢ Kingdoms:
- •Protista
- •Plantae
- •Animalia
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4-KINGDOM SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
▢ Scientist: Copeland
▢ Kingdoms:
- •Monera
- •Protista
- •Plantae
- •Animalia
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5-KINGDOM SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
▢ Scientist: Whittaker
▢ Basis:
Table 1: Five Kingdom Classification
Basis | Monera | Protista | Fungi | Plantae | Animalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mode of nutrition | Autotrophic | Autotrophic + heterotrophic | Heterotrophic | Autotrophic | Heterotrophic |
Cell / Nuclear structure | Prokaryotic | Eukaryotic | Eukaryotic | Eukaryotic | Eukaryotic |
Body organization | Unicellular | Mostly unicellular | Multicellular + unicellular | Multicellular | Multicellular |
Mode of reproduction | Asexual | Sexual + asexual | Sexual + asexual | Sexual + asexual | Sexual |
Q1.
A plant reproduces by spores and does not produce seeds. It is conventionally classified among:
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Q2.
In papilionaceous corolla, the large outer posterior petal is called:
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Q3.
The term abiogenesis refers to:
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Q4.
Tracheophyta includes:
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Q5.
Which etymological pairing is mismatched?
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Q6.
A saprotrophic protist in the classical five-kingdom scheme is:
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Q7.
The diversification of plant life occurred primarily through:
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