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The Living World

Odisha Board · Class 11 · Biology

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Key Topics to Revise

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Biodiversity and Living Organisms

  • The living world contains an amazing variety of organisms found in diverse habitats like cold mountains, forests, oceans, deserts, and hot springs
  • Each different kind of organism represents a species - the basic unit of biological classification
  • Currently 1.7-1.8 million species are known and described, but new species are continuously being discovered
2

Nomenclature - Scientific Naming System

  • Nomenclature is the process of standardizing names for living organisms
  • Scientific names ensure each organism has only one universally accepted name
  • International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) governs plant naming
3

Rules of Binomial Nomenclature

  • Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics
  • Names are Latinized or derived from Latin regardless of their origin
  • First word represents genus, second word denotes specific epithet
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Classification and Taxonomy

  • Classification is the process of grouping organisms into convenient categories based on observable characters
  • Taxa (singular: taxon) are the scientific terms for categories used in classification
  • Taxonomy is the process of classification based on characteristics of organisms

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Biodiversity refers to the varietyNomenclature is the process of standardizingScientific names follow specific rulesClassification is grouping organisms into convenientThe taxonomic hierarchy includes seven main

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