Question

Difference between artificial and natural classification

Answer 1

Answer:

Artifical classification :

• Utilises one or two morphological traits
• May use habit and habitat as criteria for classification
• Homology is never studied
• This classification gives no information about natural relationships or phylogeny
• It often results in placing of unrelated organisms in a group
• Related organisms often get separated into different groups

Natural classification :

• Employes several morphological characters for grouping of organisms
• Never uses habit and habitat as criteria for grouping
• It studies Homology in all characters including morphology, anatomy,cytotaxonomy etc.
• This classification gives information about both natural relationships and phylogeny
• There is little chance of placing of unrelated organisms in a group
• Related organisms are placed in the same group