What is Classification?
Classification of living organisms fall under the branch of taxonomy, which organizes organism on the basis of similar characteristics and evolutionary relationship between organism. Classification describes the relatedness of an organism. Classification is as follows;
- Domain: It is the highest classification under taxonomy, bacteria, archaea and eukaryote fall under this.
- Kingdom: Protista, Fungi, Animalia, and Plantae are among the principal kingdoms in the domain eukarya.
- Phylum: It is a division of kingdom and forms a grouping of similar characteristics Organisms based on structural features.
- Class: It is a below the division of phylum and forms a grouping of similar characteristics Organisms based on evolutionary features.
- Order: It symbolizes a collection of linked families.
- Family: It is related to grouping of related genera.
- Genus: It consists of closely related or identical in appearance species.
- Species: It embodies a collection of Organism who are able to cross-pollinate and generate fruitful progeny.
Why are Living Organisms Classified?
Living organisms are classified for many reasons such as organizing diversity, nomenclature, understanding of the evolutionary relationship between organisms, identifying characteristics, conservation, and biodiversity of organisms, for education and research purposes and their applications in different fields. Living organisms are classified because the major purposes of classifying living organisms are to prevent misunderstanding, facilitate the study of living organisms, and reveal the relationships between different living organisms.
Table of Content
- Why are Living Organisms Classified?
- Why it is Important to Classify Living Organisms?
- What is Classification?
- Modern System of Living Organisms Classification
- Different Systems of Organisms Classification