GK ASIA

Chapter 1        #Classification of Living Things 1. Classification of animals and plants is called taxonomy.   2. Classification can be defined as the process of grouping the things into groups and subgroups.  3. All the living things are divided into five main kingdoms.  4. Five kingdoms are A. Bacteria B. Algae C. Fungi D. Plants E. Animals 5. Bacteria are small organism which cannot see with our naked eyes.  6. In older classification, bacteria were considered as plants now they are kept in kingdom monera.  7. Algae are green in color but they do not have roots, stem, leaves, flowers and fruits.  8. In older classification, algae were considered as plants now they are placed in kingdom Protista.  9. Mushroom is type of fungi.  10. Fungi are cotton like fluffy mass.  11. Animals are divided into two large sub groups called vertebrates and invertebrates.  12. Those organisms which have backbone 13. Vertebrates are further divided into five classes. a. Fishes b. Amphibians