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what is a taxonomy

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what is a taxonomy INTRODUCTION, wedish scientist Augustin P. de Candole first used the term Taxonomy in his book Theories Elmentaire de la Botanique in 1813. The term Taxonomy is derived fronm two latin words Taxis means arrangement and Nomos means law. Thus the term Taxonomy means rules or principles of arrangement or classfication. Carolus Linnaeus is regarded as the "Father of Taxonomy". A taxonomic ranking always reflect the proper evolutionary relationships among the living organisms being classified. The morphological characteristics of the organisms, used for producing classification and for diagonstic purposes and those are still indispensable to the taxonomist. The terms taxonomy and systematics are after nela as synonymous forms but technically they have different meanings. taxonomy taxonomy definition taxonomy classification  taxonomy order taxonomy levels tree taxonomy taxonomy chart DEFINITION OF TAXONOMY AND SYSTEMATICS Definition of Taxonomy () The branch ...

what is biodiversity

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  Concept of biodiversity  The term biodiversity was first proposed by Walter Rosen (1985).  The diversity of organisms is very small, showing extreme diversity.  Currently, the number of species of all organisms known and described or   rth is between 1.7 and 1.8 million, which is less than 15% of the actual number.  It is predicted that the total number of species ranges from 5 to 50 million.  Most of them are believed to occur in tropical rain forests and underwater coral reefs in tropical waters.  The most exciting problem with more than 70% of biological species is animals, while plants account for only 22%.  In animals, ir   e is the largest in number (about 70%). It was estimated that there were 7 out of 10 in the past, and it is currently estimated that there are 8 in this population.  In addition, knowledge about protists, archaea, bacteria, and viruses is very fragmented.  Undeveloped tropical forests and coral reefs ...