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Who proposed the five kingdom system of classification and on what basis?
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Five kingdom of classification was proposed by RH Whittaker in 1969. He divided all living organisms into five kingdoms based on following features:- Complexity of cell structures
- Complexity of body structures
- Mode of obtaining nutrition
- Ecological life style
- Phylogenetic relationship
The five kingdoms proposed by him were:- Kingdom Monera which includes prokaryotes.
- Kingdom Protista which includes unicellular eukaryotes.
- Kingdom Fungi which includes fungi.
- Kingdom Plantae which includes multicellular eukaryotic plants.
- Kingdom Animalia which includes multicellular animals.
Five kingdom of classification was proposed by RH Whittaker in 1969. He divided all living organisms into five kingdoms based on following features:
- Complexity of cell structures
- Complexity of body structures
- Mode of obtaining nutrition
- Ecological life style
- Phylogenetic relationship
The five kingdoms proposed by him were:
- Kingdom Monera which includes prokaryotes.
- Kingdom Protista which includes unicellular eukaryotes.
- Kingdom Fungi which includes fungi.
- Kingdom Plantae which includes multicellular eukaryotic plants.
- Kingdom Animalia which includes multicellular animals.
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