NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
The five kingdom system of classification was proposed by ___, in the year ____.
Options
- AWhittaker, 1960
- BWhittaker, 1969
- CJohn Ray, 1975
- Dde Candole, 1978
Correct answer
B. Whittaker, 1969
Step-by-step solution
R.H. Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification system in 1969 (The most accepted and followed system of classification). The organisms were categorized based on- Ecological life style Complexity of cell structures and body structures Mode of obtaining nutrition Phylogenetic relationship The five kingdoms are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.