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Question
Give advantages of classification of animals.
Solution
The advantages of animal classification are as follows:
- Classification facilitates the identification of animals with great accuracy.
- The study of animals becomes convenient.
- It helps in understanding the relationship of animals with other living organisms.
- It helps to understand the habitat of each animal along with its role in nature.
- By studying few animals from a group, we can gain a better understanding about the entire group.
- It helps in understanding different adaptations shown by animals.
- It gives an idea about the evolution of animals.
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