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

    A) Herbert Copeland

    B) R H Whittaker

    C) Carl Woese

    D) Carolus Linnaeus

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    In 1957, American biologist Robert H Whittaker proposed five kingdom classifications. The main criteria for classification used by him include cell structure, thallus organization, mode of nutrition, reproduction and phylogenetic relationships.


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