NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyThe Living WorldPractice
Which statement from below is correct regarding the five kingdom system of classification?
Options
- AKingdom Protista has brought together Chlamydomonas and Chlorella with Paramoecium and Amoeba.
- BKingdom Protista has brought together Chlamydomonas and Spirogyra with Paramoecium and Amoeba.
- CFive kingdom system of classification brought together the prokaryotic bacteria and blue green algae with othe
- DKingdom Fungi has brought together all heterotrophic organisms.
Correct answer
A. Kingdom Protista has brought together Chlamydomonas and Chlorella with Paramoecium and Amoeba.
Step-by-step solution
Chlamydomonas and Chlorella are unicellular eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms. Earlier they were classified under Plantae and were considered unicellular algae. Paramoecium and Amoeba are unicellular eukaryotic heterotrophic organisms. Earlier they were classified under Animalia and were considered protozoans. In the five kingdom classification, all unicellular eukaryotic organisms have been placed under kingdom Protista. Thus Paramoecium, Amoeba, Chlorella and Chlamydomonas have been placed under the same kingdo