In this article we will discuss about Taxonomy:- 1. Meaning of Taxonomy 2. Levels of Taxonomy 3. Periods 4. Role. Meaning of Taxonomy: The term taxonomy is derived from the Greek words ('taxis' means arrangement and 'nomos' means law). The term first proposed by the Swiss originated botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1813 for the plant classification. He used [...]
In this article we will discuss about Systematics:- 1. Meaning of Systematics 2. Branches of Systematics 3. Applications in Biology. Meaning of Systematics: The term systematics is derived from the Latinised Greek word and 'systema' means 'together'. The systematics partly overlap with taxonomy and originally used to describe the system of classification prescribed by early biologists. Linnaeus applied the word [...]
Learn about the comparison between Artificial and Natural Classification. Comparison # Artificial Classification: 1. The artificial classification is based on fewer or even a single arbitrary character. 2. Artificial classification is based on priory weighting of taxonomic characters. 3. The characters do not show any relationship. 4. Artificial classification is a downward classification based on dichotomous branching (e.g., the animal [...]