alleryThe Five Kingdom Classification was proposed in 1969 by:
AWhittaker
BWallace
CWheeler
DWoodward
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Whittaker
1. The scheme replaced the older two kingdom system.
2. It named Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
3. It was proposed by R.H. Whittaker.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 2 'Biological Classification'_
Keep practising The Living World & Biological Classification
Browse all The Living World & Biological Classification questions for CBSE Class 11 (Science), or explore more Biology topics.
Related questions
Match each human taxonomic classification with its correct taxon:Match each biological classification code with its domain:Match each taxonomical aid with its specific descriptive feature:Match each taxonomic category with its hierarchical rank:What type of genetic material do most viruses infecting plants have?The protective capsid of a virus is made of small subunits known as what?Bacteriophages are usually which type of virus?What feature of viroids separates them from viruses?