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 deals with the concept of biological classification. Kingdom Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia are distinguished here in detail. Six kingdom classification and viruses, viroids, prions and lichens are also mentioned.

This chapter sheds light on the science of plants- botany. An introduction to botany is provided here. We will understand the origin, development and scope of botany here. Also, various branches of botany are discussed.

This chapter discusses the plant kingdom: Algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. We will also understand plant life cycles and the alteration of generations.