CHAPTER 1 THE LIVING WORLD
Topic Covered ✏ 1.1 Diversity in the Living World 1.2 Taxonomic Categories 1.1 Diversity in the Living World Each different kind of plant, animal or organism that you see, represents a species . The number of species that are known and described range between 1.7-1.8 million. This refers to biodiversity or the number and types of organisms present on earth. Nomenclature Naming of living organisms such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world. Nomenclature or naming is only possible when the organism is described correctly and we know to what organism the name is attached to. This is identification.