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Q1. Scientist who classified animals, according to whether they lived on land,
in water or in air?
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Greek thinker Aristotle classified animals, according to whether they lived on
land, in water or in air.
Q3. In the hierarchy of classification, which group will have - the smallest
number of organisms with a maximum number of characteristics and the
largest number of organism?
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Smallest number of organisms – Kingdom.
Largest number of organisms – Species.
Q4. Name the kingdom in which an organism does not have a well-defined
nucleus and organelles.
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Monera.
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Primitive: Groups of organisms with simpler body structure and ancient body
design that have not changed much over a period of time or with evolution
e.g., amoeba.
Q3. How primitive organisms are they different from the advanced
organisms?
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Advanced Groups of organisms with complex body structure and design, that
have changed over evolutionary time. e.g., Starfish. Amoeba has a simple
body structure and primitive features to that of starfish. Hence, an amoeba is
considered more primitive than starfish.
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(i) Kingdom
(ii) Phylum/ Division
(iii) Class
(iv) Order
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Q1. What is the system of scientific naming of organisms called? State two
important conventions followed while giving such names.
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Q3. Carolus Linnaeus gave the two kingdom classification. Later it was
changed by Ernst Haeckel in 1894 and in 1959, Whittakar gave the five-
kingdom classification. Do you think that studying about the work done by
earlier scientists or their obsolete theories is useful for students of this
generation? Give any three reasons.
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It helps us in:
(i) Learning the importance of observation.
(ii) Learning to value the efforts put in by the other scientists/people in
general.
(iii) Developing scientific attitude/critical thinking.
Q5. Bluegreen algae have been included under the kingdom monera not
under plantae. Why?
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Q1. (a) State two basis of classifying plants and animals into different
categories.
(b) List three characteristic features of fungi. Some fungal species live in
permanent, mutually dependent relationships with cyanobacteria. What is this
relationship called? Where are they found?
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