FBISE, NCP & NBF-aligned resources for Classes 9–12
Browse by Class
Browse by Type
Biology Chapter 6 : Topic 3
History of Classification
1 / 15
Why were classification schemes developed throughout history?
Reasoning: Classification schemes were developed to organize the vast variety of living organisms systematically.
2 / 15
Who is considered one of the earliest scientists to classify living organisms?
Reasoning: Aristotle was among the first to classify organisms systematically.
3 / 15
Aristotle mainly classified animals according to:
Reasoning: Aristotle grouped animals based on where they lived and their visible features.
4 / 15
Which group would Aristotle most likely place together?
Reasoning: Aristotle's classification relied mainly on habitat, so aquatic animals were often grouped together.
5 / 15
Who introduced the Two-Kingdom Classification System?
Reasoning: Linnaeus divided living organisms into Plantae and Animalia.
6 / 15
In Linnaeus' Two-Kingdom System, living organisms were placed into:
Reasoning: Linnaeus recognized only two kingdoms.
7 / 15
What was a major limitation of the Two-Kingdom Classification?
Reasoning: Microorganisms did not fit well into Plantae or Animalia.
8 / 15
Who proposed the Three-Kingdom Classification System?
Reasoning: Haeckel introduced Kingdom Protista.
9 / 15
Which kingdom was added by Ernst Haeckel?
Reasoning: Protista was added to accommodate microorganisms.
10 / 15
Why was the kingdom Protista introduced?
Reasoning: Protista solved classification problems involving simple organisms.
11 / 15
Who proposed the Four-Kingdom Classification System?
Reasoning: Copeland separated Monera from Protista.
12 / 15
Which kingdom was added in Copeland's Four-Kingdom System?
Reasoning: Monera was introduced for prokaryotic organisms.
13 / 15
The kingdom Monera mainly included:
Reasoning: Monera consisted of organisms lacking a true nucleus.
14 / 15
Why was Monera separated from Protista?
Reasoning: The prokaryotic-eukaryotic difference was significant enough to require separate kingdoms.
15 / 15
Who proposed the Five-Kingdom Classification System?
Reasoning: Whittaker proposed the widely accepted Five-Kingdom System.
Your score is
Restart quiz
