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The five kingdom classification was prop...

The five kingdom classification was proposed by 
(A) R.H. Whittaker
(B) C. Linnaeus
(C) A. Roxberg
(D) Virchow

A

R.H. Whittaker

B

C. Linnaeus

C

A. Roxberg

D

Virchow

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In order to develop phylogenetic classification, R.H. Whittaker (1969) divided all the organisms into five kingdoms on the basis of complexity of cell structure, body structure, mode of nutrition, ecological lifestyle and phylogenetic relationships.
Whittaker.s five kingdoms are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
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