19Classification

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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:
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    Protista
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    Plantae
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    Animalia
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4-KINGDOM SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
▢ Scientist: Copeland
▢ Kingdoms:
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    Monera
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    Protista
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    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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