3 Questions
Who is known as the father of plant taxonomy?
Theophrastus
Which classification of the plant kingdom is proposed by Oswald Tippo?
Phylogenetic classification
How are bacteria classified based on their staining?
Gram-positive and Gram-negative
Study Notes
- Biological classification includes artificial, natural, and phenetic classification.
- Aristotle and Theophrastus are known as the fathers of biology and plant taxonomy respectively.
- Carolus Linnaeus is known for his contributions to the classification of plants.
- George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker wrote the book "Genera plantarum" and gave a natural classification of spermatophyta.
- A.W. Eichler proposed a classification of the plant kingdom.
- Oswald Tippo proposed the biggest phylogenetic classification of the plant kingdom.
- The five kingdoms include Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
- Bacteria are classified into Gram-positive and Gram-negative based on their staining.
- Fungi are classified into Phycomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, and Deuteromycetes.
- Viruses, viroids, and lichens are also included in biological classification.
Test your knowledge on the classifications in the plant kingdom including the contributions of prominent biologists and the categorization of different organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
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