The five kingdom classification by Whittaker was proposed in the year:
A
1859
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B
1758
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C
1919
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D
1969
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Solution
The correct option is C 1969 In 1969, Robert Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification. In his proposed classification, he divided organisms into five kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. These groups were formed on the basis of their cell structure, mode and source of nutrition, body organization, reproduction, and inter-relationships between organisms.