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Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification
Science · CBSE Class 9 · English Medium · 18 questions and answers
Sample questions
- Q: What is classification in biology?
- A: Classification is the process of arranging living organisms into groups and subgroups on the basis of their similarities and differences, so that they can be studied more easily.
- Q: Why do we need to classify living organisms?
- A: Because millions of different organisms exist; classification helps us study them in an organised way, understand how they are related, and predict features of newly discovered organisms.
- Q: What is biodiversity?
- A: Biodiversity is the variety of living organisms found in a particular area, including the different species of plants, animals and microorganisms and the ecosystems they form.
- Q: Who proposed the five-kingdom classification and in which year?
- A: R. H. Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification in 1969.
- Q: Name the five kingdoms in Whittaker's classification.
- A: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
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