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Who was the earliest to give a scientific bases for classification?
Aristotle
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Who was the earliest to give a scientific bases for classification?
Aristotle
Aristotle’s classification was based on
morphological characters
Aristotle divided plants into
trees, shrubs and herbs
Aristotle divided animals into
Animals with red blood- enaima
Animals without red blood- anaima
Two Kingdom classification was given by
C. Linnaeus
Three kingdom classification was given by
Ernst Haeckel
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Who was the earliest to give a scientific bases for classification? | Aristotle |
Aristotle’s classification was based on | morphological characters |
Aristotle divided plants into | trees, shrubs and herbs |
Aristotle divided animals into | Animals with red blood- enaima
Animals without red blood- anaima |
Two Kingdom classification was given by | C. Linnaeus |
Three kingdom classification was given by | Ernst Haeckel |
Four kingdom classification was given by | Copeland |
Five kingdom classification was given by | R.H. Whittaker |
Six kingdom classification was given by | Carl Woese |
Five kingdom classification was given in the year | 1969 |
What criterion of classification were used by R.H. Whittaker in his five kingdom classification? | 1) Cell structure 2) body organization 3) Mode of nutrition 4) Mode of reproduction 5) Phylogenetic relationships |
What is the main basis of classification in five kingdom classification? | Nutrition |
Holophytic nutrition is found in | Plants |
Holozoic nutrition is found in | Animals |
Which group (kingdom) shows the most extensive metabolic diversity? | Bacteria (Monera) |
What type of nutrition is found in majority of the bacteria? | Heterotropic |
Which bacteria oxidise various inorganic compounds to nitrates, nitrites and ammonia for ATP production? | Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria |
Which microbes play a great role in recycling of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur? | Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria |
Thick walled, non motile spores released under unfavourable conditions by cyanobacteria are called | Akinetes |
Thin walled, non motile spores released under unfavourable conditions are called? | Aplanospores |
Motile asexual spores released by cyanobacteria like Nostoc | Hormogonia |
Which carbohydrate polymer is found in both monerans and animals? | Glycogen |
Which kingdom forms a link between fungi, plants and animals? | Protista |
What does the process of sexual reproduction in protists involve? | Cell fusion and zygote formation |
In which environments are chrysophytes found? | Freshwater and marine |