The five kingdom classification was proposed by

1. R. H. Whittaker 2. C. Linnaeus
3. A. Roxberg 4. Virchow
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In Linnaeus’ time, the number of Kingdoms of living organisms was

1. 2 2. 3
3. 4 4. 5
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In the Two Kingdom classification, the Kingdom Plantae was erroneous with some major issues that include:

I. Placing bacteria and blue green algae with eukaryotic groups
II. Grouping together the unicellular organisms with multicellular ones
III. Placing heterotrophic fungi with autotrophic plants

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II and III
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Identify the Viruses A and B in the given diagram:
     
A B
1. SarsCoV2 HIV
2. HIV SarsCoV2
3. HSV 1 HSV 2
4. HBV HAV
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Who, amongst the following, was the earliest to attempt a more scientific basis of classification?

1. Aristotle 2. John Ray
3. Tournefort 4. Linnaeus
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Kingdom Monera in Whittaker’s Five Kingdom classification is not characterized by:
1. Prokaryote cell type
2. Cellulosic cell wall
3. Absence of nuclear membrane
4. Cellular body organization

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Phylogenetic classification is based on:

1. Morphological similarities 2. Physiological similarities
3. Reproductive similarities 4. Evolutionary relationships
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In Whittaker’s Five Kingdom classification, heterotrophic mode of nutrition is present in members of:

1. Two kingdoms 2. Three kingdoms
3. Four kingdoms 4. Five kingdoms
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Which of the following organisms, earlier placed in Animal Kingdom, is placed under Kingdom Protista in Whittaker’s classification?

1. Ameoba proteus 2. Chlamydomonas
3. Gonyaulax 4. Chlorella
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The main criteria for classification used by Whittaker included all the following, except:
1. Cell structure and body organization
2. Mode of nutrition
3. Mode of reproduction
4. Mode of locomotion

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