how was the older system of classification based on habitat misleading?
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Explanation:
Greek thinker Aristotle classified animals according to whether they lived on land, in water or in the air. This is a very simple way of looking at life, but misleading too. ... This process of classification within each group can then continue using new characteristics each time.
Aristotle developed the first classification system, in which all known organisms were classified into two groups: plants and animals. Aristotle then divided each of these main groups into three smaller groups.
Animal Subgroups: Land, Water, Air Plant subgroups: Small, Medium, Large However, Aristotle's classification system on the basis of habitat was eventually discarded since there were several organisms that did not fit into these categories.
1. For example, frogs are born in water and have gills like fish for respiration. However, wh they grow up they respire through lungs can live on land as well. So frogs could not be classified either as land animal or aquatic animal.
2. Aristotle's classification system, birds, bats and flying insects were grouped together even though they have little in common except they can fly. But the penguin is a bird that cannot fly. So, Aristotle would not have classified them as birds.