Question

What is five kingdom classification? Who proposed it and when?

Answer 1

Classification:

1. The process of classification of organisms on the basis of their similarities and differences is known as classification.
2. This scientific process of classification is termed biological classification.
3. A science that deals with the classification and nomenclature of a living organism is called taxonomy.
4. The classification is chiefly based on general, physical, genetic and biochemical similarities and differences.

Five kingdom classification:

1. The most recent type of classification of organisms is the five-kingdom classification.
2. The five-kingdom classification was given by R. H. Whittaker, during the last two decades of the twentieth century.
3. At present, there are 5 broad kingdoms in which all living organisms have been classified.
4. These are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.