TWO KINGDOM SYSTEM of classification

Question 1

Who proposed this system of classification ?

Answer 1

Proposed by Linnaeus

Question 2

What were the two kingdoms ?

Answer 2

Plantae

Animalia

Question 3

What were the basis of this classification ?

Answer 3

Basis

1. Mode of the nutrition
2. Cell wall
3. Locomotion
4. Response to stimulus
5. Contractile system

Question 4

What is the characteristics of the kingdom plantae ?

Answer 4

1. Mode of the nutrition - Autotrophic
2. Cell wall - Present
3. Locomotion - Absent
4. Response to stimulus - Slow
5. Contractile system - Absent
6. Organism - Bacteria , Fungi , Algae , Bryophytes , Pteridophytes , Gymnosperms ,Angiosperms , Chlamydomonas , Chlorella , Euglena , Diatoms , Slime molds etc,

Question 5

What is the characteristics of the kingdom Animalia ?

Answer 5

1. Mode of the nutrition - Heterotrophic
2. Cell wall - Absent
3. Locomotion - Present
4. Response to stimulus - Fast
5. Contractile system - Present
6. Organism - Protozoa , vertebrates and invertebrates

Question 6

What were the drawbacks of this system ?

Answer 6

1. Could not distinguish between the
   Prokaryotes and eukaryote
   Photosynthetic and non photosynthetic cells
   Unicellular and multicellular
2. Organism like euglena , Chlamydomonas , mold have characters of both plants and animals but they were still placed on the kingdom plantae