NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why do scientists classify living things?
A
to help keep information about organisms
B
to make it easy to find information about an unknown species
C
to communicate clearly with other scientists about organisms
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Living organisms are classified mainly to avoid confusion, to make study of organisms easy and learn how various organisms are related to each other. Scientists classified living organisms into different kingdoms, phylum, class, etc and are based on different criteria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientists classify living things to organize and make sense of the incredible diversity of life. Classification also helps us understand how living things are related to each other. All life can be sorted into three large groups called domains. Kingdoms are the next level and are divided into phyla (phylum, singular).

Detailed explanation-3: -Kingdoms is the most basic classification of living things. Currently there are five kingdoms-Animal, Plant, Fungi, Protist and Monera (unicellular). Living things are placed into certain kingdoms based on how they obtain their food, the types of cells that make up their body, and the number of cells they contain.

Detailed explanation-4: -(i) Classification ensures uniformity. All life forms can be studied on a common platform. (ii) Classification ensures the study of interrelationship between various groups. (iii) It helps us to study many organisms at same time.

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