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Class 9 · Science · Exploration

12. Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification

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The system of giving every organism a two-part scientific name was introduced by

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Answer: A. Carolus Linnaeus

This is binomial nomenclature, e.g. Homo sapiens.

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Mushrooms belong to the kingdom

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Answer: B. Fungi

Fungi cannot make their own food and absorb it from dead matter.

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Animals that have a backbone are called

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Answer: B. vertebrates

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals are vertebrates.

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