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Classification of Plants

ICSE · Class 7 · Biology

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A comprehensive table summarizing the key characteristics used by R.H. Whittaker to classify organisms into five kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
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Card 1Classification

What is classification in biology?

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Classification is the system of grouping living organisms into groups based on similarities and differences. It makes the study of living things easier and more systematic.

Card 2Classification

Why is classification needed?

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There are so many living organisms that they cannot be studied one by one easily. Classification helps by grouping similar organisms together, so their common features can be understood more quickly.

Card 3Classification

What are the main advantages of classification?

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Classification helps in understanding the characteristics of a group, makes study systematic, helps in identifying organisms, and gives an idea about evolution from simpler to more complex forms.

Card 4Five Kingdom Classification

Who proposed the five kingdom classification and when?

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Robert Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification in 1969. He suggested that bacteria should not be placed under plants and protozoans should not be placed under animals.

Card 5Five Kingdom Classification

What were the problems in the earlier two-kingdom classification?

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The two-kingdom system had anomalies. Some organisms did not fit properly, such as bacteria, which were grouped with plants, and protozoans, which were grouped with animals. Euglena also showed both p

Card 6Protista

Why is Euglena not placed in Plantae?

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Euglena contains chlorophyll like plants, but it does not have a cellulose cell wall. It also has an eye-spot like structure like animals. Because of these mixed features, it is placed in Kingdom Prot

Card 7Monera

What is Kingdom Monera?

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Kingdom Monera includes microscopic, unicellular organisms with a cell wall but no true nucleus. Their genetic material lies in a nucleoid. Bacteria belong to this kingdom.

Card 8Monera

Why are bacteria called prokaryotes?

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Bacteria are called prokaryotes because the nuclear membrane is absent. Their genetic material is not enclosed in a true nucleus and lies in a nucleoid.

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