The main criteria for Five Kingdom classification include

cell structure and body organisation

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mode of nutrition and reproduction

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phylogenetic relationships

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all of the above

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The correct option is D all of the above
R.H. Whittaker (1969) proposed Five Kingdom classification. The main criteria for classification used by him include cell structure, thallus (body) organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction and phylogenetic relationships (evolutionary relationshps). Based on these criteria, he classified organisms into five kingdoms - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.

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