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In 1866, Haeckel classified organisms into 3 kingdoms:

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Fungi
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Plantae
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Protista
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Animalia
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The correct option is D Animalia
  • In 1735, Carl Linnaeus divided living world into two kingdoms- Plantae and Animalia.
  • In 1866, Haeckel suggested a three kingdom classification including - Protista, Plantae and Animalia.
  • Later in 1956, Copeland proposed four kingdoms- Monera, Protista, Plantae and Animalia.
  • In 1969, Robert Harding Whittaker divided living organisms into five kingdoms- Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. Whittaker's classification is the widely accepted classification.

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