Which of these is a discrepancy of the five-kingdom classification? I. Fungi get the status of a kingdom. II. Viruses have no place, in five-kingdom system. III. Kingdom Protista includes both autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms. IV. Prokaryotes are separated from eukaryotes.

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The main aim of classification is to group similar organisms together. In the five-kingdom classification given by Whittaker, prokaryotes are separated from eukaryotes and fungi, which were earlier placed in the plant kingdom, were placed in a separate kingdom as they are saprophytes. However, viruses that are non-cellular have not been given any place in this classification. Also, all unicellular eukaryotes having diverse properties have been placed under the kingdom Protista. They contain autotrophic, heterotroph