The Living World — Chapter Summary
CBSE · Class 11 · Biology
Summary of The Living World for CBSE Class 11 Biology. Key concepts: The living world contains, Nomenclature is and Identification is the correct.
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Overview
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
Key Concepts
The living world contains a very
The living world contains a very large variety of organisms. Known and described species range between 1.7 and 1.8 million, and new organisms are stil
Nomenclature is the standardised naming
Nomenclature is the standardised naming of living organisms so that the same organism is known by the same name everywhere. Plant names follow ICBN, w
Identification is the correct recognition
Identification is the correct recognition of an organism and linking a name to the correct organism.
Binomial nomenclature is the two
Binomial nomenclature is the two-part naming system in which each scientific name has a generic name and a specific epithet. The genus name begins wit
Mangifera indica is the scientific name
Mangifera indica is the scientific name of mango. Mangifera is the genus and indica is the specific epithet. The author name may appear after the spec
Learning Objectives
- Understand the diversity present in the living world.
- Distinguish between identification, nomenclature, classification, taxonomy, and systematics.
- Explain binomial nomenclature and its rules.
- Describe taxonomic categories from species to kingdom.
- Compare plant and animal classification at major ranks.
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- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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