NEETBotanyBiological Classification
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The main criterias used by R.H. Whittaker for classification of kingdoms were cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition etc Reason: The criterias used for the five kingdom classification did not help to solve the inadequacy that was present in two kingdom classification
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion are Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
The main criterias used by R.H. Whittaker for classification of kingdoms were cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction and phylogenetic relationships. The criterias used for the five kingdom classification helped to solve the issues and confusion that were present in the previous kingdom classifications.