The Living World

Living organisms are classified to make the study of their huge diversity easy and systematic. Classification groups organisms into convenient categories based on similarities, so we can identify, name and study them properly. It also helps us understand their similarities, differences and relationships with one another.

Classification systems change because our knowledge of living organisms keeps improving. As new organisms are discovered and new features are studied, scientists get better information about similarities, differences and evolutionary relationships. So earlier systems are revised to make classification more scientific and accurate.

People can be classified by criteria such as age, gender, height, body build, language, occupation, habits, or place of residence. The criteria chosen depend on the purpose of classification.

From the identification of individuals and populations, we learn what organism or group is being studied, and we can determine its correct name, characteristics and place in classification. It helps in understanding similarities, differences and distribution among individuals and populations.

The correctly written scientific name must have the genus starting with a capital letter and the specific epithet starting with a small letter. So the correct name is Mangifera indica.