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Five-Kingdom Classification Practice Questions

20 free Five-Kingdom Classification practice questions for the NCERT Biology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

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  1. Q1. Who proposed the Five Kingdom Classification in the year 1969?
  2. Q2. Which of the following was NOT a main criterion used by Whittaker for his classification system?
  3. Q3. Under the Five Kingdom system, all prokaryotic organisms are grouped together in Kingdom:
  4. Q4. Which kingdom includes unicellular eukaryotic organisms?
  5. Q5. In the Five Kingdom Classification, fungi are placed in a separate kingdom primarily due to their:
  6. Q6. What is the cell wall composition of organisms belonging to Kingdom Fungi?
  7. Q7. In Whittaker's system, 'Body Organization' refers to the complexity of the organism. Which kingdom shows only cellular level organization?
  8. Q8. Chlamydomonas and Chlorella were placed in _______ in earlier systems, but are now in _______ according to Five Kingdom classification.
  9. Q9. The mode of nutrition for Kingdom Animalia is described as:
  10. Q10. Which of the following is a drawback of the earlier Two-Kingdom classification system?
  11. Q11. Kingdom Monera is characterized by which type of nuclear membrane?
  12. Q12. Which kingdom shows the most metabolic diversity?
  13. Q13. The three-domain system of classification divides Kingdom Monera into:
  14. Q14. In the Five Kingdom Classification, the phylogenetic relationship refers to:
  15. Q15. Organisms with 'Holozoic' nutrition are typically found in:
  16. Q16. Which kingdom includes organisms that are multicellular, eukaryotic, and have a cell wall made of cellulose?
  17. Q17. What happens to the boundaries of Kingdom Protista in the Five Kingdom system?
  18. Q18. Nuclear membranes are present in which of the following kingdoms?
  19. Q19. Which kingdom consists of organisms that are mostly multicellular decomposers?
  20. Q20. Whittaker’s system improved on Linnaeus’s system primarily by accounting for: