NEET2011BotanyAnimal KingdomActual
Kingdom Animalia is characterised by
Options
- Adirect dependence on autotrophs
- Bindirect dependence on autotrophs
- Cabsence of chlorophyll
- Dabsence of cell wall.
Correct answer
D. absence of cell wall.
Step-by-step solution
The main criteria for classification used by Whittaker includes cell structure, thallus organization, mode of nutrition, reproduction and phylogenetic relationships. So, the absence of cell wall is one of the main characteristics of animal kingdom.