Assertion: R.H. Whittaker placed Amoeba and Paramoecium of Animalia of two kingdom classification in the kingdom protista.

Reason: R. H. Whitaker considered the body organisation and cell types as criteria for classification of living organisms. 

• A

  Both assertion and reason are correct and reason correctly explains the assertion. 

• B

  Both assertion and reason are correct and reason does not explains the assertion. 

• C

  Assertion is correct and reason in incorrect.

• D

  Assertion is incorrect and reason is correct.