NCERT Question 1 - Chapter 7 Class 9 - Diversity In Living Organisms

What are the advantages of classifying organisms?

Answer:

Firstly, we need to understand what do we mean by Classification and what is the need to classify organisms.

The method of arranging organisms into groups or sets on the basis of similarities and differences is called classification.

The need to classify organisms arises because there are innumerable diverse species on this planet Earth ranging from a small microorganism (bacteria) to a large elephant. 

Advantages of Classification:

• Classification makes the study of a wide variety of organisms easy .
• Classification is essential to understand the interrelationships among different groups of organisms.
• Classification helps in the identification of various living organisms.