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BIOLOGICAL
CLASSIFICATION
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BIOLOGICAL
CLASSIFICATION
INTRODUCTION
The process of grouping organisms based on
similarities, differences, and evolutionary relationships
HISTORICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
Aristotle's classification of plants and animals.
Linnaeus' Two Kingdom system - Plantae and
Animalia.
R.H. Whittaker's Five Kingdom system - Monera,
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
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BIOLOGICAL
CLASSIFICATION
INTRODUCTION
The process of grouping organisms based on
similarities, differences, and evolutionary relationships
HISTORICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
Aristotle's classification of plants and animals.
Linnaeus' Two Kingdom system - Plantae and
Animalia.
R.H. Whittaker's Five Kingdom system - Monera,
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
FIVE KINGDOM
CLASSIFICATION
R.H. WHITTAKER:
Introduced the Five Kingdom system.
FIVE KINGDOMS:
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION:
Cellular structure, complexity, mode of
nutrition,phylogenetic relationship, ecological role.
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BIOLOGICAL
CLASSIFICATION
INTRODUCTION
The process of grouping organisms based on
similarities, differences, and evolutionary relationships
HISTORICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
Aristotle's classification of plants and animals.
Linnaeus' Two Kingdom system - Plantae and
Animalia.
R.H. Whittaker's Five Kingdom system - Monera,
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
FIVE KINGDOM
CLASSIFICATION
R.H. WHITTAKER:
Introduced the Five Kingdom system.
FIVE KINGDOMS:
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION:
Cellular structure, complexity, mode of
nutrition,phylogenetic relationship, ecological role.
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BIOLOGICAL
CLASSIFICATION
INTRODUCTION
The process of grouping organisms based on
similarities, differences, and evolutionary relationships
HISTORICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
Aristotle's classification of plants and animals.
Linnaeus' Two Kingdom system - Plantae and
Animalia.
R.H. Whittaker's Five Kingdom system - Monera,
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
FIVE KINGDOM
CLASSIFICATION
R.H. WHITTAKER:
Introduced the Five Kingdom system.
FIVE KINGDOMS:
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION:
Cellular structure, complexity, mode of
nutrition,phylogenetic relationship, ecological role.
Characteristics of the Five Kingdoms
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