Why was the 5 kingdom system changed to 3 domain 6 kingdom classification system?
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The five Kingdom system is more specific, in a way, but the three domain system allows to go back further and recognized a common ancestor. That is one of its greatest benefits: it shows how different kingdoms are related to each other. It also explains archaebacteria much better.
As science knowledge about living things has increased, it has been necessary for the two kingdom classification system (plants and animals) proposed by Linnaeus, to be continuously changed to incorporate this new knowledge. ... These organisms didn't fit into the classification system of the time.
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