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Given table shows the name of the phylum and its characteristic features. Write name of the animals belonging to the respective phylum

Phylum Characters Example
Porifera Pore bearers  
Coelenterata Gastrovascular cavity  
Platyhelminthes  Flame cells  
Aschelminthes Threadlike worms  
Annelida Body is segmented  
Arthropoda Have jointed legs  
Mollusca Soft-bodied with shells  
Echinodermata Spines on the skin  
Chordata Have backbone  

Important Questions on Basis of Classification

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Classify Rohu, Scoliodon, Flying lizard, King Cobra, Frog, Salamander, Ostrich, Pigeon, Bat, Crocodile and Whale into the cold blooded/warm blooded animals.
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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?
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Draw a flowchart showing the classification of the animal kingdom.
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Write detailed note on the outline of classification of animal kingdom.
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What are the advantages of classifying organisms?
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Explain the basis for grouping organisms into five kingdoms.
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On what basis are plants and animals put into different categories?
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What is two kingdom system of classification? Write its limitations.
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Why do we classify organisms?
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Which of the following is not a criterion for the classification of living organisms?
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Which of the following is not a criterion for classification of living organisms ?
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How would you choose between two characteristics to be used for developing a hierarchy in classification?
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Who was Aristotle? What were the drawbacks of his system of classification?
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Endoskeleton of fishes are made up of cartilage and bone; classify the following fishes as cartilaginous or bony fish:
Torpedo, Sting ray, Dog fish, Rohu, Angler fish, Exocoetus.
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What do you mean by classification? What is its significance?
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What is the primary characteristic on which the first division of organisms is made?
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Biological classification is a dynamic and ever-evolving phenomenon. Justify with two examples.

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List the basis on which Aristotle classified organisms?
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Suggest, how does functional organisation of any organism help in classification.
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Branchiosioma belongs to