Which do you think is a more basic characteristic for classifying organisms?
(a) The place where they live.
(b) The kind of cells they are made of. Why? [3 MARKS]
Which do you think is a more basic characteristic for classifying organisms?
(a) The place where they live.
(b) The kind of cells they are made of. Why? [3 MARKS]
Correct selection : 1 Mark
Reason : 2 Marks
Option (b) the kind of cells they are made of, is more basic characteristic for classifying organisms. It is for the following reasons:
Classifying organisms based on habitat is misleading. Apart from common habitat, there are no other common features among them. E.g. Lion and Rabbit both live on land but they differ from each other a lot. Further sub-classification is not possible. Cells are the functional and structural unit of life. Primarily we can differentiate organisms as unicellular and multicellular. Further sub-classification or logical sequence is possible based on cell types, its complexity etc.
Correct selection : 1 Mark
Reason : 2 Marks
Option (b) the kind of cells they are made of, is more basic characteristic for classifying organisms. It is for the following reasons:
Classifying organisms based on habitat is misleading. Apart from common habitat, there are no other common features among them. E.g. Lion and Rabbit both live on land but they differ from each other a lot. Further sub-classification is not possible. Cells are the functional and structural unit of life. Primarily we can differentiate organisms as unicellular and multicellular. Further sub-classification or logical sequence is possible based on cell types, its complexity etc.
