NEET · Biology · Whittaker's Five Kingdoms

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. A

   Monera

   B

   Prokaryotic, unicellular bacteria

2. A

   Protista

   B

   Eukaryotic, unicellular (amoeba, paramecium)

3. A

   Fungi

   B

   Saprophytic, chitin cell wall

4. A

   Plantae

   B

   Photosynthetic, cellulose cell wall

5. A

   Animalia

   B

   Heterotrophic, no cell wall, multicellular

6. A

   Whittaker

   B

   Proposed the 5-kingdom system (1969)

Instructions

Flip cards to match each kingdom to its defining feature.