Answer: Plasmogamy, karyogamy, meiosis.
- A Karyogamy, meiosis, plasmogamy
- B Plasmogamy, karyogamy, meiosis
- C Meiosis, plasmogamy, karyogamy
- D Plasmogamy, meiosis, karyogamy
Correct answer: B. Plasmogamy, karyogamy, meiosis
Explanation: The fungal sexual cycle proceeds as: plasmogamy (fusion of protoplasms of two motile/non-motile gametes), followed by karyogamy (fusion of two nuclei), and then meiosis in the zygote (diploid structure).
Whittaker's five-kingdom system (1969) groups all cellular life by cell structure and nutrition; viruses, viroids, and lichens fall outside this system entirely since they aren't independently classifiable as one of the five.
Concept context
Whittaker's five kingdom system covering Monera, Protista, Fungi, plus viruses, viroids, and lichens. A foundational NEET chapter on how living organisms are grouped.