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BotanyBiological ClassificationSystems of ClassificationEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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The major drawback of the two-kingdom classification system was that it did not distinguish between

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The Two Kingdom system of classification with Plantae and Animalia kingdoms was developed that included all plants and animals respectively. This system did not distinguish between the eukaryotes and prokaryotes, unicellular and multicellular organisms and photosynthetic (green algae) and non-photosynthetic (fungi) organisms. Classification of organisms into plants and animals was easily done and was easy to understand, but, a large number of organisms did not fall into either category. Hence the two kingdom classification used for a long time was found inadequate.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Biological ClassificationSubtopic:Systems of Classification
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