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Number of criteria used in classifying organisms in five-kingdom classification is -
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The five-kingdom classification by R.H. Whittaker is based on five criteria:
(1) Cell structure – prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
(2) Body organization – unicellular or multicellular.
(3) Mode of nutrition – autotrophic, heterotrophic, or saprophytic.
(4) Mode of reproduction – asexual or sexual.
(5) Phylogenetic relationships – evolutionary history.
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