Who proposed five kingdom classification and named kingdoms as Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia?

Herbert Copeland

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R H whittaker

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Carl woese

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Carolus Linnaeus

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Solution

The correct option is B
R H whittaker

R H Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification in 1969 and named the kingdoms as Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.

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\begin{matrix} Column A & Column B (a) Copeland & (i) Five kingdom classification (b) Ernst Haeckel & (i i) Four kingdom classification (c) Robert Whittaker & (i i i) Two kingdom classification (d) Carolus Linnaeus & (i v) Three kingdom classification \end{matrix}

Question 2

The five kingdom classification was proposed by

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