Q36 / 432 · NTA Abhyas (NEET) 2020 · Botany · Biological Classification

The five kingdom system of classification was proposed by ___, in the year ____.

  • A
    Whittaker, 1960
  • Correct answer
    B
    Whittaker, 1969
  • C
    John Ray, 1975
  • D
    de Candole, 1978

Solution

R.H. Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification system in 1969 (The most accepted and followed system of classification). The organisms were categorized based on-

Ecological life style

Complexity of cell structures and body structures

Mode of obtaining nutrition

Phylogenetic relationship

The five kingdoms are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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