NEETBotanyBiological Classification
What are the criteria of the five Kingdom classification?
Options
- ACell structure, body organization, mode of nutrition and reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships.
- BSimple morphological characters
- CDistribution
- DMetabolic diversity
Correct answer
A. Cell structure, body organization, mode of nutrition and reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships.
Step-by-step solution
Biological classification of plants and animals was first proposed by Aristotle on the basis of simple morphological characters. Linnaeus later classified all living organismsinto two kingdoms – Plantae and Animalia. Whittaker proposed an elaborate five kingdom classification – Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. The main criteria of the five kingdom classification were cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition and reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships.