Five Kingdom Classification NEET Questions

Biology - Diversity in Living World

Five Kingdom Classification MCQ Questions


1.
Who proposed the two-kingdom system of classification dividing organisms into Plantae and Animalia?
A.
Carolus Linnaeus
B.
R.H. Whittaker
C.
Ernst Haeckel
D.
Aristotle
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ANSWER :
A. Carolus Linnaeus
2.
The biological classification of plants and animals was FIRST proposed by:
A.
Carolus Linnaeus
B.
Aristotle (on basis of simple morphological characters)
C.
R.H. Whittaker
D.
Charles Darwin
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ANSWER :
B. Aristotle (on basis of simple morphological characters)
3.
The major drawback of the two-kingdom system of classification was that:
A.
It did not differentiate between eukaryotes vs prokaryotes, unicellular vs multicellular, and photosynthetic vs non-photosynthetic organisms
B.
It was not based on morphology
C.
It included only multicellular organisms
D.
It separated plants and animals
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ANSWER :
A. It did not differentiate between eukaryotes vs prokaryotes, unicellular vs multicellular, and photosynthetic vs non-photosynthetic organisms
4.
The five kingdom classification was proposed by:
A.
Ernst Mayr
B.
Carl Woese
C.
R.H. Whittaker
D.
Carolus Linnaeus
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ANSWER :
C. R.H. Whittaker
5.
In which year did Whittaker propose the five kingdom classification?
A.
1959
B.
1989
C.
1969
D.
1979
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ANSWER :
C. 1969
6.
The five kingdoms in Whittaker's classification are:
A.
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya, Plantae, Animalia
B.
Monera, Bacteria, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
C.
Monera, Protista, Algae, Plantae, Animalia
D.
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
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ANSWER :
D. Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia