NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Select the correct option regarding Whittaker's five kingdom classification.
Options
- AIt differentiates between heterotrophic fungi and autotrophic green plants.
- BChlamydomonas and Mushroom were placed together in algae
- CParamecium and Chlorella were placed in same kingdom
- DBoth A and C
Correct answer
D. Both A and C
Step-by-step solution
R. H. Whittaker classified living world into five kingdoms. All prokaryotes were placed in kingdom Monera. All unicellular eukaryotes like Paramecium, Chlorella and Chlamydomonas were placed together in kingdom Protista. All multicellular eukaryotes were separated on the basis of mode of nutrition, autotrophs were placed in kingdom plantae, heterotrophic fungi were placed in kingdom mycota and animals were placed in kingdom animalia.