the advantage and disadvantage with monera
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Advantages of Five Kingdom Classification
The main advantages of five kingdom classification are as follows:
Prokaryotes differ from all other living organisms in their cellular structure, physiology, biochemical and reproduction process. Prokaryotes have got a separate place as kingdom Monera in five kingdom classification.
Unicellular and multi celluar organisms are kept separate.
Fungi are placed in a separate kingdom as their mode of nutrition differs from all other plants.
Autotrophs and heterotrophs are placed in separate groups.
Five kingdom classification is more natural than two kingdom classification.
Five kingdom classification is based on bio composition and mode of nutrition, thus it shows series of evolution.
Disadvantages of Five Kingdom Classification
The shortcomings of five kingdom classification are:
Unicellular algae are kept in kingdom Protista, whereas algae like multicelluar organisms are ketp in kingdom Plantae. But similar organisms must be put together.
There is diversity in kingdom Protista. Dissimilar organisms must not be kept in same group.
All organisms other than moneran shows that they are polyphyletic in origin. It is a great shortcoming of five kingdom classification.
There is no place for viruses in five kingdom classification.
Similar organisms are kept far from each other. For example, unicellular and multi cellular algae.