Which scientist included fungi for the first time in their classification?
A
Copeland
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B
Haeckel
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C
Linnaeus
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D
Whittaker
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Solution
The correct option is D Whittaker
In 1735, Carl Linnaeus divided living world into two kingdom classification - Plantae and Animalia.
In 1866, Haeckel suggested a three kingdom classification including - Protista, Plantae and Animalia.
In 1956, Copeland proposed four kingdom classification - Monera, Protista, Plantae and Animalia.
In 1969, Robert Harding Whittaker proposed five kingdom classification - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. Whittaker's classification is the widely accepted classification.