How is the five kingdom classification advantageous over the two kingdom classification?

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(N/A) $\rightarrow$ In the two kingdom classification,many unrelated organisms were grouped together under the same kingdom.
$\rightarrow$ The two kingdom system of classification divided organisms only into $Plantae$ and $Animalia$.
$\rightarrow$ In contrast,the five kingdom classification is based on more specific and scientific criteria such as cell structure,body organization,mode of nutrition,and evolutionary relationships (phylogeny).
$\rightarrow$ This system effectively separates organisms like fungi,bacteria,and protists from plants and animals,providing a more accurate representation of biological diversity.

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Which one of the following statements is wrong?

Each of the following characteristics represents a Kingdom proposed by Whittaker. Arrange the following in increasing order of complexity of body organization.
$A.$ Multicellular heterotrophs with cell wall made of chitin.
$B.$ Heterotrophs with tissue/organ/organ system level of body organization.
$C.$ Prokaryotes with cell wall made of polysaccharides and amino acids.
$D.$ Eukaryotic autotrophs with tissue/organ level of body organization.
$E.$ Eukaryotes with cellular body organization.

Read the following four statements $(A-D)$ carefully.
$(A)$ Viruses,viroids and lichens are not included in the five kingdom system of classification.
$(B)$ The mode of nutrition in kingdom animalia is holophytic.
$(C)$ Phycomycetes,Ascomycetes,Basidiomycetes and Deuteromycetes are the four families of kingdom fungi.
$(D)$ Bacteria are cosmopolitan in distribution.
How many of the above statements are not correct :

Who was the founder of the five-kingdom system of classification?

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