Question

Which do you think is a more basic characteristics for classifying organisms

Answer 1

answer:

size,colour,shape,the place where the organism is found,etc

Answer 2

Answer:

i) The place where they live.

(ii) The kind of cells they are made of. Why?

Explanation:

The more basic characteristic for classifying organisms is the kind of cells they are made of. It is because many different types of organisms may live in a place and may not have any similarity except for a common habitat. On the other hand, the kind of cells they possess will tell various things about them—whether they are eukaryotes or prokaryotes, whether they have the ability in making a multicellular organism, etc.