By Team Aakash Byju's
Biological classification can be defined as the process of arranging organisms into groups based on similar nature.
All plants and animals can be classified by their characteristics into 8 different levels. This classification system is called the Linnaean System.
Domain is the largest category in the biological classification which can be further classified to - Archaea -Bacteria -Eukarya
These are prokaryotes with distinct cellular characteristics.
Prokaryotes which are not archaea.
A group of single-celled organisms such as algae.
Eukaryotes that include microorganisms such as yeasts.
These are eukaryotes which are multicellular and autotrophic organisms.
These are eukaryotes that are multicellular and heterotrophic, lacking a cell wall.
Phylums is grouped under a kingdom that classifies organisms that share similar body characteristics.
Class consists of organisms that share a common characteristic in the same phylum.
Order is a rank used in classifying organisms composed of members sharing a set of similar nature or behavior.
Family is a collection of systems grouped by their common attributes that are more closely connected to each other.
Genus is a group of organisms that share many structural similarities and are very closely related.
Species is the last group under the classification that share the same evolutionary history and are capable of interbreeding.
Here is the chart of biological classification in plants and animals.