Whittaker’s system improved on Linnaeus’s system primarily by accounting for:
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Correct answer: Complexity of cell structure and mode of nutrition
Whittaker introduced cellular complexity (prokaryotic vs eukaryotic) and nutritional modes as fundamental criteria, which the Linnaean two-kingdom system lacked.
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More Five-Kingdom Classification questions
- Who proposed the Five Kingdom Classification in the year 1969?
- Which of the following was NOT a main criterion used by Whittaker for his classification system?
- Under the Five Kingdom system, all prokaryotic organisms are grouped together in Kingdom:
- Which kingdom includes unicellular eukaryotic organisms?
- In the Five Kingdom Classification, fungi are placed in a separate kingdom primarily due to their:
- What is the cell wall composition of organisms belonging to Kingdom Fungi?