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Biology NEET - XI: Chapter 2- Biological Classification Part 1

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This deck covers key concepts from Chapter 2 of the Biology NEET syllabus, focusing on biological classification systems and characteristics of different kingdoms.

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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TermDefinition
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