NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

VIRUSES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Before DNA animals were classified by ____
A
Types of cells
B
RNA
C
geographical distribution
D
visible characteristics
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first person to classify animals was Aristotle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Before the widespread availability of affordable DNA sequencing, morphological characteristics were used to classify organisms. Organisms with more features in common were classified as closely related, while those with fewer features in common were considered more distantly related.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aristotle classified living organisms based on their ability to move from one place to another or locomote. This gave rise to two groups, plants which are non-motile and animals which are motile.

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