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The Living World
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What do we learn from identification of individuals and populations? 

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The knowledge of characteristics of an individual or its entire population helps in the identification of similarities and dissimilarities among the individuals of the same kind or between different types of organisms. It helps to classify organisms in various categories depending upon these similarities and dissimilarities.

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Some More Questions From The Living World Chapter

Given below is the scientific name of Mango. Identify the correctly written name.

Mangifera Indica

Mangifera indica 

Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels.

Try to collect all the currently accepted meanings for the word ‘species’. Discuss

with your teacher the meaning of species in case of higher plants and animals on one hand, and bacteria on the other hand. 

How is a key helpful in the identification and classification of an organism?

Illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with suitable examples of a plant and an

animal. 

Define and understand the following terms: 


(i) Phylum 

Define and understand the following terms: 

(ii) Class 

Define and understand the following terms: 

(iii) Family 

Define and understand the following terms: 

(iv) Order