Animal Classification & Biodiversity — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptWhen you look around, you will observe different animals with different structures and forms. As over a million species of animals have been described till now, the need for classification becomes all the more important. The classification also helps in assigning a systematic position to newly described species.
Assertion (A): Classification of animals has become increasingly important in biology. Reason (R): As over a million species of animals have been described till now, the need for classification becomes all the more important.
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Correct answer: A — If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
NCERT confirms classification importance has increased (Assertion true). NCERT states “As over a million species of animals have been described till now, the need for classification becomes all the more important” (Reason true). The Reason explains WHY classification became more important - the vast number of described species creates the need for systematic organization.
What does NCERT say about When you look around?
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