Whittaker proposed ____________ kingdom classification.

Three

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Four

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Five

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Eight

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The Correct Option is:(C)
Five
R.H Whittaker in 1969 proposed five kingdom classification. In this system the arrangement of five kingdoms is based on following three criteria's:
1. Complexity of cell structure i.e., prokaryote and eukaryote.
2. Complexity of the organism's body- unicellular and multicellular.
3. Mode of obtaining nutrition - autotrophs and heterotrophs.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Question 35 (a)
Write true (T) or false (F)
(a) Whittaker proposed five kingdom classifications.

Question 2

The five kingdom classification was proposed by

(a) RH Whittaker (b) C Linnaeus (c) A Roxberg (d) Virchow

Join BYJU'S Learning Program