In 1969 RH Whittaker proposed a 5 kingdom classification based mainly on?
A) Size and color of cells
B) Ability to reproduce and develop
C) Cell structure and how an organism derived nutrition
D) Electronic microscopy and biochemisrty
E) RNA sequence analysis

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Whittaker's 5 kingdom classification was based on cell structure (prokaryotic or eukaryotic) and the mode of nutrition (autotrophic or heterotrophic).

In 1969 RH Whittaker Proposed a 5 Kingdom Classification Based