Which of these is not a criterion of the five kingdom classification?

Mode of nutrition

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Body organisation

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Cell structure

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Habitat

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Solution

The correct option is D Habitat
Whittaker proposed an elaborate five kingdom classification – Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. The main criteria of the five kingdom classification were cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition and reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships.

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