Biological Classification · Class 11 · CBSE · Science Biology
Who proposed a five-kingdom classification system, dividing organisms into Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia?
Practice question from Biological Classification (Class 11 · CBSE · Science Biology), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Who proposed a five-kingdom classification system, dividing organisms into Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia?
- A.R.H. WhittakerCorrect answer
- B.Carl Linnaeus
- C.D.J. Ivanowsky
- D.M.W. Beijerinck
Solution
R.H. Whittaker (1969) proposed the five-kingdom classification system based on cell structure, thallus organization, mode of nutrition, reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships.
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