Choose the incorrect match with respect to Whittaker's classification.

Blue-green algae - Monera

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Amoeba - Protista

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Lichen - Fungi

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Fern - Plantae

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Solution

The correct option is C Lichen - Fungi
A lichen is not a single organism. it is a composite organism formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a fungus. So, they are not particularly classified under one single kingdom because it consists of two organisms.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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