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Diversity In Living Organisms
What are the characteristics of kingdom protista? Give examples.
Characteristics of Kingdom Protista:
(i) They are unicellular eukaryotic organism i.e., they have membrane bound nucleus and organelles.
(ii) Some of these organism use appendages such as hair like cilia or whip-like flagella for moving around.
(iii) Their mode of nutrition can be autotrophic or heterotrophic.
Examples:Unicellular algae (like Chlamydomonas, Chlorela), diatoms and protozoans like amoeba.
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Name the branch of science which deals with classification.
Why do we classify organisms?
Give three examples of the range of variations that you see in life form around you.
What was the basis of animal classification done by Aristotle.
Why a method of classification of animals proposed by Aristotle was not accepted ? Explain with example.
What do you mean by ‘characteristics’? Explain with example.
How hierarchy of classification be built?
Which do you think is a more basic
characteristic for classifying
organisms?
(a) the place where they live.
(b) the kind of cells they are
made of. Why?
What is the primary characteristic on which the first division of organism is made?
On what basis are plants and animals put into different categories?
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