Five Kingdom Classification NEET Questions

Five Kingdom Classification MCQ Questions

7.
The MAIN criteria used by Whittaker for the five kingdom classification were:
A.
Habitat, colour, size, and morphology only
B.
Cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships
C.
Only mode of nutrition
D.
Geographical distribution and ecology only
ANSWER :
B. Cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships
8.
How many kingdoms in Whittaker's five-kingdom system contain EUKARYOTES?
A.
Three
B.
Two (Plantae, Animalia)
C.
Five (all)
D.
Four (Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia)
ANSWER :
D. Four (Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia)
9.
Which kingdom in Whittaker's classification contains PROKARYOTES?
A.
Protista
B.
Fungi
C.
Plantae
D.
Monera
ANSWER :
D. Monera
10.
Which is NOT a kingdom in Whittaker's five-kingdom system?
A.
Protista
B.
Bacteria
C.
Fungi
D.
Monera
ANSWER :
B. Bacteria
11.
The three-domain system divides Kingdom Monera into ___ domains:
A.
Two (Archaea and Bacteria)
B.
One
C.
Three
D.
Four
ANSWER :
A. Two (Archaea and Bacteria)
12.
The three-domain system was proposed by:
A.
Aristotle
B.
Carl Woese
C.
Linnaeus
D.
R.H. Whittaker
ANSWER :
B. Carl Woese