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  2. Question
  3. Biology
  4. Statement I: Unicellular eukaryotes were placed in a separate kingdom of Fungi. Statement II: Five kingdom classification has put together organisms (like Chlamydomonas and Chlorella) which were placed in different kingdoms, in earlier classifications

Q. Statement I: Unicellular eukaryotes were placed in a separate kingdom of Fungi.
Statement II: Five kingdom classification has put together organisms (like Chlamydomonas and Chlorella) which were placed in different kingdoms, in earlier classifications

 2088  204 Biological Classification Report Error

Solution:

Unicellular eukaryotes are placed in a separate kingdom of Protista. Whittaker’s five kingdom classification has put together organisms like Chlamydomonas and Chlorella (that were earlier placed in Kingdom Plantae due to presence of cell walls) with Amoeba and Paramecium (earlier placed under animal kingdom due to absence of cell wall) under a common kingdom of Protista