Five Kingdom Classification - Advantages

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The advantages of five kingdom classification are as follows −

• Separation of prokaryotes in a separate kingdom was important because prokaryotes differ from other organisms in their genetic, cellular, reproductive and physiological organization.

• Kingdom Protista included many transitional and intermediate forms which are present in both unicellular eukaryotes which had been included in both amongst plants and animals.

• Separation of fungi into a separate kingdom was essential fungi were never related to plants. They have their own biochemical, physiological and structural organization.

• In this system of classification, animal and plant kingdoms are more homogeneous than they are in two kingdom classification.

• Five kingdom classification succeeded in indicating the gradual evolution of early organisms into plants and animals.