Diversity In Living Organisms

Question

Why a method of classification of animals proposed by Aristotle was not accepted ? Explain with example.

Answer

Aristotle classified animals on the basis of habitat.  For example, corals, whales, octopuses, star fish and sharks lived in sea were placed in one group even when they are very different from each other  Except habitat, they do not share other similarities. Thus it was not an efficient way to classify animals and hence was discarded. 

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