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Chapter 1 - Living World And Page No 5: Question 1: Use Whittakar method to classify bacteria, protozoa, fungi, algae, prokaryotic and eukaryaotic microbes.   ANSWER: The characteristic features of each of the five kingdoms classified by Whittaker are: Kingdom Monera Absence of a well-defined nucleus or membrane-bound organelles Absence of multicellular body designs; all are unicellular Presence or absence of a cell wall Autotrophic or heterotrophic mode of nutrition Kingdom Protista They are unicellular, eukaryotic organisms. They can be autotrophic or heterotrophic. Some members have cilia or flagella, which helps in locomotion. Kingdom Fungi They may be unicellular or multicellular, eukaryotic organisms. Their body consists of mycelium, which is made up of multicellular filamentous hyphae. Their cell walls are made up of tough, complex sugar called chitin. They are saprophytes, which feed on dead organic material. Kingdom Plantae They are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms. Cel...