Scientific classification

The purpose of the classification of living things is to make it easier to identify, compare, and learn about living things. Comparing means looking for similarities and differences in the nature or characteristics of living things. The benefit of the classification of living things is To facilitate us in studying the very diverse living things and also to Know the kinship relationship between living things with each other. The classification of living things is based on similarities and differences in the characteristics of living things, such as the body shape or function of the body. Living things that share the same traits are grouped into one class. Examples of the classification of living things are: Based on body size. Example: Plants are grouped into trees, shrubs, and bushes. Based on the environment in which he lives. Example: Plants are grouped into plants that live in dry environments (xerophytes), plants that live in aquatic environments (hydrophytes), and plants that live in humid environments (higrofit). Based on the benefit
. Example: Plants grouped into medicinal plants, clothing, ornamental plants, food crops and so on Based on the type of food. Examples: Animals are grouped into meat-eating animals (carnivores), plant-eating animals (herbivores), and animal-eating animals and plants (omnivores). The grouping of living things like this is considered to be less suitable because it is thus made based on the wishes of the people who group them so that it is sometimes difficult to learn by most people.