Diversity of Life

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Taxonomy

Taxonomy (arrangement by the rules) is the branch of biology that deals with identification (placement of new organism into a previously described group), nomenclature (the naming of organisms) and classification (ordering of organisms into groups- can be phenetic or phylogenetic) of organisms. Systematics is the process of organizing taxonomic information about organisms into a logical  classification that provides the framework for all comparative studies. It is the scientific  study of biological diversity and its evolutionary history. Systematics and taxonomy are collectively referred to as the systematic biology.

Levels of taxonomy

There are three levels of taxonomy:
Alpha taxonomy : It is concerned with finding, describing and naming of organisms. This is the first and most basic step in taxonomy.
Beta taxonomy : It includes identification of natural groups and biological classes.
Gamma taxonomy : It includes study of evolutionary processes and patterns.

Organisms were first classified more than 2,000 years ago by Greek philosopher Aristotle. He classified organisms as either plant or animal. Modern biological classification began with the eighteenth century Swedish naturalist C. Linnaeus. He established a simple system for classifying and naming organisms. He developed a hierarchy (a ranking system) for classifying organisms that is the basis for modern taxonomy.
REFERENCE : Mina Usha and Kumar Pranav, "Life sciences- Fundamentals and practices-I", fifth edition page no. 535
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