Whittaker five-kingdom system

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The Whittaker five-kingdom system is a biological classification scheme that organizes all life into five major kingdoms—Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia—based primarily on cellular organization and modes of nutrition.

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instanceOf biological classification system ⓘ
kingdom-level classification scheme ⓘ
aimedToSeparate fungi from plants ⓘ
unicellular eukaryotes from plants and animals ⓘ
appliesTo all known life forms (at time of proposal) ⓘ
basedOn cellular organization ⓘ
ecological role ⓘ
mode of nutrition ⓘ
classificationLevel above phylum ⓘ
contrastsWith three-domain system of Carl Woese ⓘ
criterionForAnimalia eukaryotic, ingestive heterotrophy ⓘ
criterionForFungi eukaryotic, absorptive heterotrophy ⓘ
criterionForMonera prokaryotic cell organization ⓘ
criterionForPlantae eukaryotic, photosynthetic autotrophy ⓘ
criterionForProtista mostly unicellular eukaryotic organization ⓘ
distinguishes prokaryotes from eukaryotes ⓘ
doesNotRecognize Archaea as separate from Bacteria ⓘ
emphasizes ecological relationships ⓘ
nutritional strategies ⓘ
field biological taxonomy ⓘ
systematics ⓘ
focusesOn phenotypic traits ⓘ
groupsMulticellularHeterotrophsByAbsorptionIn Fungi ⓘ
groupsMulticellularHeterotrophsByIngestionIn Animalia ⓘ
groupsMulticellularPhotosyntheticOrganismsIn Plantae ⓘ
groupsProkaryotesIn Monera ⓘ
groupsUnicellularEukaryotesIn Protista ⓘ
hasKingdom Animalia ⓘ
Fungi ⓘ
Monera ⓘ
Plantae ⓘ
Protista ⓘ
historicalStatus widely taught in late 20th century ⓘ
influenced later multi-kingdom and domain systems ⓘ
introducedInYear 1969 ⓘ
languageOfOriginalPublication English ⓘ
lessBasedOn molecular phylogenetics ⓘ
originalArticleTitle New concepts of kingdoms of organisms ⓘ
originalArticleYear 1969 ⓘ
proposedBy Robert H. Whittaker ⓘ
linked to: R. H. Whittaker
publishedIn Science (journal) ⓘ
replacedEarlierSystem four-kingdom system ⓘ
three-kingdom system ⓘ
two-kingdom system ⓘ
supersededInModernSystematicsBy three-domain system ⓘ
treatsBacteriaAndArchaeaAs single kingdom Monera ⓘ
usedIn introductory college biology ⓘ
school biology curricula ⓘ

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Monera → partOfSystem → Whittaker five-kingdom system ⓘ
Whittaker five-kingdom system → originalArticleTitle → New concepts of kingdoms of organisms ⓘ
linked to: Whittaker five-kingdom system