Question

In 1866, Haeckel classified organisms into 3 kingdoms:

• A. Fungi
• B. Plantae
• C. Protista
• D. Animalia

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
B Plantae
C Protista
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.