Diversity in the Living World

This chapter talks about the living world. We will understand what living and diversity in the living world are. It explains the taxonomic categories, including species, family, etc. The taxonomical aids such as herbarium and museum are discussed.

This chapter focuses on the history of classification and taxonomy. We learn about Kingdom Monera, Fungi, Protista, Plantae, and Animalia here. It also describes the characteristics of viruses, viroids, and prions.

This chapter sheds light on the science of plants??otany. We will understand the origin, development, and scope of botany. Also, various branches of botany are discussed here.

This chapter outlines the classification of plants. It explains the characteristics of Division Thallophyta, Bryophyta, and Pteridophyta. It also describes the subdivision Gymnospermae and Angiospermae along with the life cycles in plants.