Question

Whittaker failed to give any place to which one of the following in his classification?

• A. Cyanobacteria
• B. Viruses
• C. Slime moulds
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Viruses

• R. H. Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification.
• The kingdoms were Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
• The viruses are obligate parasites that are considered non-living. They were not placed in any of the five kingdoms which were created by Whittaker.
• This is considered as the drawback of this system of classification.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.