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Biology for Secondary Schools

4. In natural system of classification, organisms are divided into kingdoms,
phyla or divisions, classes, orders, families, genera, and species. These units
are called taxa (singular is taxon).
5. The members of a species are the most closely related. They can interbreed
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freely under natural conditions to produce fertile offspring.
6. Currently, five kingdoms are recognised, namely Monera, Protoctista, Fungi,
Plantae, and Animalia.

7. Binomial nomenclature is the system of giving scientific names to organisms.
A scientific name has two parts:
(a) The first part is the generic name.
(b) The second part is the specific epithet.

Revision exercise 4
1. Match each item from Column A with its corresponding item in Column B.
List A List B

(i) Kingdoms (a) Natural and artificial systems
(ii) Classification ranks (b) Division, genus, species

(iii) Types of classification (c) Zea mays
systems (d) Monera, Animalia
(e) Binomial nomenclature
(iv) Scientific naming
(f) Pisum sativum
(v) Human being (g) Felis catus

(vi) Maize plant (h) Homo sapiens
(vii) The father of classification (i) Aristotle
(j) Carl Linnaeus

2. Write TRUE for a correct statement and FALSE for an incorrect statement
in the space provided.
(a) Artificial system of classification is based on few observable features.
__________
(b) The process of sorting living things into groups is called classification.
__________
(c) Organisms of the same specie exhibit a low degree of similarity. _____

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