Question

list any two basis of five kingdom classification proposed by robert whittaker

Answer 1

• The present trend in biology is to follow the five kingdom classification proposed by R.H.Whittaker in the year 1969.
• Whittaker classified the living organisms into five kingdoms namely. Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
• The main criteria for classification used by him include cell structure, thallus organization, mode of nutrition, reproduction and phylogenic relationships.