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The five kingdom system of classification was proposed by ___, in the year ____.
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Solution:
R.H. Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification system in 1969 (The most accepted and followed system of classification). The organisms were categorized based on-
Ecological life style
Complexity of cell structures and body structures
Mode of obtaining nutrition
Phylogenetic relationship
The five kingdoms are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.