Number of criteria used in classifying organisms in five-kingdom classification is

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Solution

The correct option is D 5
R. H. Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification. The five-kingdom classification is Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
The basis of classification is by the comparison of the cell structure, body organization, mode of nutrition, reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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