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Question
Why was the traditional two-kingdom classification considered inadequate?
Explanation
The two-kingdom system did not distinguish prokaryotes from eukaryotes, unicellular from multicellular organisms, or photosynthetic organisms from non-photosynthetic fungi. Many organisms therefore did not fit properly into either Plantae or Animalia.
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