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
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)
