BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION CLASS 11TH HANDWRITTEN NOTES BIOLOGY NEET

Description

Introduction to Biological Classification

 

 

 

 

Definition and importance

 

History and contributions (Aristotle, Linnaeus)

 

Five Kingdom Classification

 

 

 

 

Proposed by R.H. Whittaker

 

Criteria for classification

 

Kingdom Monera

 

 

 

 

Characteristics

 

Archaebacteria and Eubacteria

 

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

 

Mycoplasma

 

Kingdom Protista

Characteristics

Classification within Protista (Chrysophytes, Dinoflagellates, Euglenoids, Slime Molds, Protozoans)

Kingdom Fungi

Characteristics

Structure and reproduction

Classification within Fungi (Phycomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Deuteromycetes)

Economic importance

Kingdom Plantae

Characteristics

Classification (Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms)

Alternation of generations

Kingdom Animalia

Characteristics

Major phyla overview

Viruses, Viroids, and Lichens

Characteristics of viruses

Structure and types of viruses

Viroids and their features

Lichens and their ecological significance