Question:

The term phylum was given by

Updated On: May 17, 2024
  • cuvier
  • haeckel
  • theophrastus
  • linnaeus.
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Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) was a German biologist who discovered and named thousands of new species and coined many terms i.e., ecology, phylum, protista, etc.
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The Living World

  • The living world includes a vast variety of living organisms like plants, animals, and even microorganisms that exist on the earth.
  • These organisms also differ in size, color, habitat, physiology, and morphology.
  • Biologists have developed certain rules and principles supplementary which are helpful in the identification, nomenclature, and classification of organisms.
  • Such rules and principles lie in Taxonomy.
  • The taxonomic studies are very helpful and useful in specific fields like forestry, industry, agriculture, and for knowing our bio-resources.
  • All discovered living organisms are being named so that they are known by the same name throughout the world.
  • Each biological name is a collection of a generic name indicating the genus of an organism and a specific name that indicates the species.