The 'Five Kingdom Classification' system proposed by R.H. Whittaker does NOT primarily consider which of the following criteria?
Cell structure (prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic)
Mode of nutrition (autotrophic vs. heterotrophic)
Thallus organization (unicellular vs. multicellular)
Detailed evolutionary relationships based on genetic analysis
Related Questions
Which of the following features is NOT characteristic of the members of the kingdom Fungi?
Heterotrophic mode of nutrition
Presence of chlorophyll a and b
Cell wall made of chitin
Reproduction by spores
Certain members of the kingdom Protista exhibit characteristics of both plants and animals. Which of the following combinations correctly identifies a protist with plant-like and animal-like features, respectively?
Diatoms (plant-like: cell wall of silica); Paramecium (animal-like: cilia for movement)
Euglena (plant-like: photosynthetic); Amoeba (animal-like: heterotrophic by phagocytosis)
Slime molds (plant-like: saprophytic); Dinoflagellates (animal-like: bioluminescence)
Amoeba (plant-like: pseudopodia); Paramecium (animal-like: heterotrophic)
