Question

Mention the demerits of the Two Kingdom Classification.

Answer 1

The demerits of the Two Kingdom Classification are:

• No distinction between the eukaryotes and prokaryotes.[0.5 marks]
• No distinction between unicellular and multicellular organisms.[0.5 marks]
• No distinction between photosynthetic (algae) and non-photosynthetic (fungi) organisms.[0.5 marks]
• Few organisms did not fall into either category (Euglena).[0.5 marks]