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1. Name one basic characteristic for classifying organisms. 1 E
2. What was the modification introduced by Woese in kingdom 1 E
Monera?
3. Homo sapiens is the scientific name of human beings. What do 1 Av
these two terms imply?
4. In the hierarchy of classification, which grouping will have the 3 Av
smallest number of organisms with maximum common
characteristics and which will have the largest number of
organisms? Explain.
5. a. Why do we need to classify organisms? [Two points] 3 D
b. Define ‘species’
6. a. Which organisms are called primitive? 3 D
b. What is the system of scientific naming of organisms called?
Write any two conventions followed while naming an organism.