In 1866, Haeckel classified organisms into 3 kingdoms:
A
Fungi
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B
Plantae
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C
Protista
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D
Animalia
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Solution
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.