NEET Biology NEET PYQ-Biological Classification and System of Classification

In the five-kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella have been induced in [AIPMT (M) 2012]

A) Protista

B) Algae

C) Plantae

D) Monera

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

[b] RH Whittaker (1969) divided all the living organisms into five kingdoms namely Monera Protista Fungi Plantae and Animalia.

Monera	Prokaryotic organisms
Protista	Unicellular eukaryotes including diatoms Euglenophyta and Pyrophyta
Planatae	Multicellular plants including chlorophyceae (Chlamydomonas and Chlorelld) Phaeophyceae of algae