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In the five kingdom system of Whittaker, how many kingdoms are eukaryotes?

Out of five kingdoms, four kingdoms have eukaryotic organisms- a) Protista b) Fungi c) Plantae d)Animalia.

Eukaryotes are the organisms whose nucleus and cell is bounded by membrane.


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