DIVERSITY IN LIVING ORGANISMS_VSA_1

Which organisms are called primitive?

Answer explanation

Primitive organisms are those which have ancient body design and have not changed very much with the passage of time

Name the branch of science that deals with classification.

What is biological classification?

Answer explanation

The system of arrangement of different plants and animals in different groups on the basis of their similarities and differences is called biological classification.

Who was the first to classify animals according to their habitats?

Answer explanation

Aristotle was the first one to classify animals according to whether they lived on land, in water or in air

What is 'binomial nomenclature?

What is evolution?

Answer explanation

The life forms that exist today have risen because of changes in their body design over a course of time to adapt themselves in the changing conditions. This is called evolution

Who gave the idea of evolution for the first time in the book Origin of Species'?

What is a genus?

Which groups of organisms do not have a defined nucleus or organelles?

Name the largest animal on the planet.