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As per Whittaker’s classification, bacteria is not a Kingdom name.
- Five kingdom classification was proposed by R.H.Whittaker.
- They are: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Animalia and Plantae
Plantae:
- This kingdom includes all plants except algae, diatoms, fungi, and members of monera and Protista.
- They are multicellular Eukaryotes that have a cell wall and perform photosynthesis.
- They are the autotrophs and contain photosynthetic pigments called chlorophyll in the plastids.
Monera:
- It includes all prokaryotic organisms like bacteria, cyanobacteria, and archaebacteria.
- All organisms of this kingdom are microscopic.
Protists :
- This kingdom includes unicellular form usually found in aquatic habits.
- They are autotrophic, parasitic, and saprophytic.
- Diatoms flagellates and protozoa come under this kingdom.
Fungi:
- This kingdom includes non-green plants.
- It has saprophytic nutrition and growing on dead and decaying organic matter.
- Examples include Mushroom, Mucor, etc.
Animalia
- These include all organisms which are multicellular eukaryotes without cell walls.
- They are heterotrophs.
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