Assertion (A) Five kingdom system of classification did not differentiated between the heterotrophic group, fungi and the autotrophic green plants. Though they showed a characteristic difference in their cell wall composition. Reason (R) Fungal cell wall contains chitin, while green plants have a cellulosic cell wall.

Question

Assertion (A) Five kingdom system of classification did not differentiated between the heterotrophic group, fungi and the autotrophic green plants. Though they showed a characteristic difference in their cell wall composition. Reason (R) Fungal cell wall contains chitin, while green plants have a cellulosic cell wall. (A) If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (B) If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A (C) If A is true, but R is false (D) If A is false, but R is true

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Assertion is false, but Reason is true. Assertion can be corrected as Five kingdom classification has proposed by RH Whittaker. The classification differentiated between the heterotrophic group, fungi and the autotrophic green plants, as they showed a characteristic difference in their wall composition-the fungi had chitin, while the green plants had cellulose in their cell walls. Thus, he placed them in separate kingdoms.