Biological Classification
Who proposed a five-kingdom classification and named kingdoms as Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia?
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Single Choice
In Whittaker's five kingdom classification, eukaryotes were assigned to:
AAll the five kingdoms
BOnly four of the five kingdoms
Correct Answer
COnly three kingdoms
DOnly one kingdom
Solution
The five-kingdom classification was proposed by R. H. Whittaker in the year 1969.
The kingdom Monera is comprised of unicellular prokaryotic organisms. The other four kingdoms, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia are composed of all the eukaryotic unicellular and multicellular organisms.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
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