Class 11 Botany simulations · Biological Classification

Whittaker’s five kingdoms

Compare the five kingdoms on cell type, cell wall, nuclear membrane, body organisation and nutrition (NCERT Table 2.1).

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What to notice

Only Monera is prokaryotic; fungi have chitin walls while plants have cellulose walls.

Key relation

Criteria: cell structure · body organisation · nutrition · reproduction · phylogeny

Try this

Which kingdom is the only one whose members lack a cell wall entirely?

What you can change

• Kingdom: choose Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

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