Question

Modern scientists have divided the living world into ………….

• A. Two kingdoms
• B. Three kingdoms
• C. Four kingdoms
• D. Five kingdoms

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Five kingdoms

The correct option is D:
Explanation of the correct option:

1. The living world has been divided into five kingdoms by modern scientists.
2. IN 1969, R H Whittaker proposed five kingdom classification.
3. The need for five-kingdom classification is to classify and put the organisms properly in different categories.
4. It was based on certain criteria such as cell structure, body structure, and mode of nutrition.
5. The five kingdoms are monera, protista, fungi, plantae, and animalia.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:
Two kingdom systems of classification were given by Carolus Linnaeus and classify animals based on motility and mode of nutrition into two: plants and animals.

Option B:
Three kingdom systems of classification were given by Hackel and include plants, animals, and protists.

Option D:
Four kingdom classifications were given by Copeland and include plants, animals, protista, and monera.
Final Answer: Modern scientists have divided the living world into five kingdoms.