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CBSE Class 11 Biology — Chapter Summary

CBSE Class 11 Biology chapter summary, chapter by chapter across 19 chapters. Starts with The Living World, Biological Classification and Plant Kingdom.

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The living world shows enormous diversity in form, habitat, and behaviour. Living organisms are found in places such as mountains, forests, oceans, lakes, deserts, and hot springs. The study of this diversity depends on naming, identifying, classifying, and understanding organisms in a systematic wa

The living world contains a veryNomenclature is the standardised namingIdentification is the correct recognitionBinomial nomenclature is the twoMangifera indica is the scientific name
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Biological classification organizes living organisms into groups based on shared characteristics such as cell structure, body organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction and evolutionary relationships. Early systems used simple visible features, but later systems became more scientific and include

Aristotle was the earliest scientistThe twoRMonera includes all bacteriaBacteria are classified by shape into
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Plant kingdom includes algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms. It shows a gradual increase in complexity from simple thalloid forms to highly organized seed-bearing flowering plants. Classification of plants depends on body structure, habitat, vascular tissues, reproductive fe

Algae are chlorophyllGreen algae have chlorophyll aBrown algae are mainly marineRed algae contain phycoerythrin andBryophytes are amphibians of the plant
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