Question

Which of the following is not one of the five kingdoms of R. H. Whittaker's classification system?

• A. Animalia
• B. Monera
• C. Protista
• D. Chordate

Answer 1

The correct option is D Chordate

Robert H. Whittaker in 1969, proposed five kingdom system of classification of organisms. The following three criteria were used for classification:

1) Complexity of cell structure

2) Complexity of the organism's body

3) Mode of nutrition.

Five kingdoms of Whittaker's classification include Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia. Hence option D is the correct answer.