Biological classification
Biological classification Biological classification is defined as the process of grouping the organisms according to certain similarities Linnaeus proposed the two kingdoms of classification. He classified organism into animal kingdom as Animalia and plant kingdom as Plantae. There were certain limitations associated with two kingdom classification such as- it does not differentiate between eukaryotes and prokaryotes, unicellular and multicellular organisms, and photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic organisms. Five kingdom classifications R.H. Whittaker proposed the five kingdoms of classification. The five kingdoms classification is as follows- Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. The classification was based on thallus organization, cell structure, mode of nutrition, phylogenetic relationship, and reproduction. Fig.1. Five kingdom classifications Kingdom Monera...

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