question_answer 14)

  The five kingdom classification was proposed by (a) RH Whittaker              (b) C Linnaeus                   (c) A Roxberg                     (d) Virchow

Answer:

                  (a) RH Whittaker (1969), an American taxonomist in order to develop phylogenetic classification divided organism into five kingdoms, i.e., (i) Monera                          (ii)Protista                           (iii) Fungi                              (iv) Plantae (v) Animalia Whereas, C Linnaeus developed two kingdom classification, i.e., (i) kingdom-Plantae        (ii)   kingdom-Animalia. and Virchow is associated with the discovery of cell theory.