Q.

Why  viruses did not find a place in Whittaker's five kingdom classification?

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a

Because they are considered to be truly living organisms with a complex cellular structure.

b

They are cellular organisms that do not have a crystalline structure outside the living cell.

c

Viruses are non cellular organisms with an inert crystalline structure outside the living cell, not fitting the definition of 'living' based on cellular structure.

d

They are larger than bacteria and can be easily classified under existing kingdoms.

answer is C.

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Viruses are non cellular organisms with an inert crystalline structure outside the living cell, not fitting the definition of 'living' based on cellular structure.

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