Biological Classification
Classification
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The process of grouping living organisms into convenient categories based on simple characters is known as classification.
1. Two kingdom classification
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Carolus Linnaeus divided all living things into two kingdoms- Plantae and Animalia.
2. Five kingdom classification
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R.H. Whittaker divided all living things into five kingdoms- Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
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The main criteria for classification included
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cell structure
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thallus organisation
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mode of nutrition
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reproduction
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phylogenetic relationship (evolutionary relationship)
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Kingdom Monera
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It includes all prokaryotes. Bacteria are the sole members of this kingdom.
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They have auto…
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