Classification

Question 1

How were organisms first classified?

Answer 1

Organisms were first classified by their appearance.

Question 2

Why is classification used with organisms?

Answer 2

It is so that we find it easier to classify organisms.

Question 3

When the kingdoms are divided into smaller groups what are they called?

Answer 3

Phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.

Question 4

How can we categorise different organisms nowadays?

Answer 4

We can look at their structures.