Classification
Classification of living beings: The division of living beings according to their habitat,
mode of nutrition, type of reproduction they have adopted, physical structures, etc.
Objective of classification:-
(i) It makes the study of living beings easy and systematic.
(ii) It gives knowledge about the trend of organic evolution on Earth.
All the organisms are classified into two systems. They are:-
(i) Two Kingdom System
(ii) Five Kingdom System's
Two Kingdom Classification - Proposed by Dr. Carolus Linnaeus
Five Kingdom Classification - Proposed by R.H Whittaker
(i) Two-Kingdom System of Classification
● All the organisms of earth are classified into two Kingdoms: Plant and Animal on
the basis of mode of nutrition, movement, growth and development of the body
and the mode of reproduction.
Features of Two - Kingdom System:-
● (i) All living beings are divided into plant and animal Kingdoms.
● (ii) This is the first scientific System of classification of living beings.