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Patterns in Life : Diversity and Classification

CBSE · Class 9 · Science

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1. Biodiversity and Classification

  • Biodiversity means the immense variety of living organisms.
  • Biodiversity is important because organisms are linked through food chains, oxygen production, decomposition, pollination, and nutrient cycling.
  • Classification is the scientific system of grouping living organisms based on similarities and relationships.
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2. Criteria Used in Classification

  • Scientists first observe broad features and then more detailed ones.
  • Important criteria include external features, mode of nutrition, internal structures, cell structure, ecological role, reproduction, and genetic similarity.
  • Similar features suggest common ancestry.
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3. History of Classification Systems

  • Aristotle grouped animals around the 4th century BCE based on habitat and external appearance.
  • The two kingdom system was introduced in the 18th century and divided living organisms into Plantae and Animalia.
  • This system created confusion for organisms like Amoeba, Paramecium, and bacteria.
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4. Kingdom Monera

  • Monera includes unicellular prokaryotes such as bacteria and cyanobacteria.
  • Prokaryotes do not have a true nucleus.
  • Bacteria are found in soil, water, air, hot springs, and even inside human bodies.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Diversity of living organisms and their classification into groups based on common features, cell structure, nutrition, body organisation, and evolutionary relationships

BiodiversityClassificationEarly classification systemsKingdom MoneraKingdom ProtistaKingdom FungiKingdom PlantaeKingdom Animalia

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