21Classification

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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