Question

Animal Classification is based on which of the following?

• A. Body organisation
• B. Method of reproduction
• C. Presence of backbone
• D. Habitat

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

Habitat

Animal Classification is based on the following categories:

• Body Organisation - It simply talks about the level of organisation in an organism whether it is cellular, tissue, organ or organ system.
• Presence of Backbone - On the basis of presence and absence of backbone organisms can be divided into vertebrates and invertebrates respectively.
• Method of Reproduction - on the basis of site of development of offsprings they are classified into the oviparous, ovoviviparous and viviparous.
• Habitat - Environment in which an organism lives is called habitat and is different for different organisms.