DIVERSITY IN LIVING WORLD
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Bionomial
Nomenclature: The system of providing appropriate and
distinct names consisting of two words, to the organisms. The first word stands
for the genus and the second for the species.
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Category:
An abstract term that represents a rank or a level of grouping of organisms.
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Correlated
Characters: These are common features of different
groups of living organisms.
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Key:
It is a device to which a biologist can refer in order to reach at the correct
identification of a species.
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Phylogeny:
The study of the evolutionary history of a species or a group of species.
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Phylogenetics: A biological
classification concerned with reconstruction of evolutionary history and the
history of speciation.
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Species:
A group of structurally and genetically similar organisms which can interbreed
freely in nature.
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Systematics:
It is the study of kind and diversity of organisms and relationship amongst
them.
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Taxon:
A group of real organisms, which are placed in a specific category.
v Taxonomy:
The science of identification, nomenclature and classification of the
organisms.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
v National Park:
1.
The first national park in the world , the Yellowstone
National Park was established on March 1st , 1872 in USA.
2. The first national park in India was founded in
1935. It was named Hailey National Park/Ramganga National Park, which was
later named as Corbett National Park.
3. Keibul
Lamajo National Park, Manipur is the world’s only floating National Park.
4. Gir
National Park, Gujarat is famous for the Asiatic lions.
5. Kaziranga
National Park. In Assam and is famous for one horned Rhinoceros of India.
6. Keoladeo
Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan was once the duck shooting ground
of a king.
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