ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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By the name of the person who discovered them
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By features or characteristics they share
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Chronologically by date of discovery
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Numerically by their age
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, it is important to reiterate that taxonomy is a tool to organize the millions of organisms on Earth, similar to how items in a grocery store or mall shop are organized into different departments.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are two types of organisms on the basis of number of cells: (i) Unicellular : The organisms contain only single cell in the body are called unicellular organisms. For example : amoeba and paramecium. (ii) Multicellular : The organisms made up of more than one cells, are called multicellular organisms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria. How are organism placed into their kingdoms?
Detailed explanation-4: -It was developed by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in the 1700s. He tried to classify all living things that were known at his time. He grouped together organisms that shared obvious physical traits, such as number of legs or shape of leaves.
Detailed explanation-5: -Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.