Five Kingdoms of Life: Classifying Organisms in Biology

The video explains the five kingdom classification of living organisms proposed by Robert Whittaker in 1969. It covers the characteristics of each kingdom: Monera, Protista, Mycota, Metaphyta, and Metazoa, highlighting their unique features such as cellular structure, nutritional methods, and complexity. The kingdoms range from the simplest, Monera, to the most complex, Metazoa, encompassing a wide variety of life forms from bacteria to humans.

Who proposed the five kingdom classification system?

• Charles Darwin

• Carl Linnaeus

• Gregor Mendel

• Robert Harding Whittaker

Which kingdom consists of the most primitive life forms?

• Kingdom Protista

• Kingdom Monera

• Kingdom Mycota

• Kingdom Metazoa

What is a key characteristic of organisms in Kingdom Monera?

• They are unicellular and lack a nucleus.

• They have a cellulose cell wall.

• They are multicellular.

• They have a nucleus.

Which of the following is a member of Kingdom Protista?

• Cyanobacteria

• Earthworm

• Amoeba

• Yeast

What is a common feature of organisms in Kingdom Protista?

• They lack a nucleus.

• They are all multicellular.

• They can perform photosynthesis.

• They have a cell wall made of cellulose.

What structure is characteristic of fungi in Kingdom Mycota?

• Nucleus

• Cellulose cell wall

• Hyphae

• Chlorophyll

Which kingdom includes multicellular plants with eukaryotic cells?

• Kingdom Metaphyta

• Kingdom Protista

• Kingdom Monera

• Kingdom Metazoa

What is a defining feature of Kingdom Metazoa?

• Organisms can perform photosynthesis.

• Organisms are heterotrophic.

• Organisms have a cell wall.

• Organisms are unicellular.

Which of the following is an example of an animal in Kingdom Metazoa?

• Mushroom

• Algae

• Earthworm

• Yeast

What is the main nutritional mode of organisms in Kingdom Animalia?

• Parasitic

• Symbiotic

• Heterotrophic

• Autotrophic