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Explain the basis for grouping organisms into five kingdoms.

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R.H. Whittaker proposed his five-kingdom classification on the following basis:
(i) Phylogenetic relationship between organisms.
(ii) Complexity of cell structure and body design.
(iii) Mode of nutrition among organisms.
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