Question

Identify the correct match.

Kingdom	Proposed by
A. Four kingdom	1. R.H. Whittaker
B. Five kingdom	2. E. Haeckel
C. Three kingdom	3. C. Linnaeus
D. Two kingdom	4. Copeland

• A. A- 4, B- 1, C- 2, D- 3
• B. A- 4, B- 3, C- 2, D- 1
• C. A- 3, B- 2, C- 4, D- 1
• D. A- 2, B- 3, C- 2, D- 4

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

• A- 4: Herbert Copeland in the year 1956 established a fourth kingdom, which was originally called Mycota but later referred to as the Monera. The four kingdoms were Monera, Protista, Plantae and Animalia.
• B- 1: R.H. Whittaker in the year 1969 classified all organisms into five kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
• C- 2: Carolus Linnaeus proposed the two kingdom classification of the living things. The two kingdoms were Animalia and Plantae.
• D- 3: The German biologist Ernst Haeckel in the year 1866 suggested a three-kingdom system. Haeckel's three kingdoms were Animalia, Plantae and Protista.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.