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Five Kingdom system of classification suggested by RH Whittaker is not based on

  • presence or absence of a well-defined nucleus

  • mode of reproduction

  • Mode of nutrition

  • Complexity of body organisation

Solution

A.

presence or absence of a well-defined nucleus

RH Whittaker's classification is nor based on presence or absence of a well - defined nucleus. He gave five kingdom classification and used five criteria for delimiting kingdoms.
These are
both come under body organisation
(i) Complexity of cell structure
(ii) Complexity of body structure
(iii) Mode of nutrition
(iv) Ecological life cycle including mode of reproduction
(v)Phylogenetic relationship.
He divided organisms into five kingdoms as follows:
Kingdom  - Monera
Kingdom - Protista
Kingdom - Fungi
Kingdom - Plantae
Kingdom - Animalia

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