Question

Which among the following is a major disadvantage of the Linnaeus and Aristotle’s classification?

(a) It is based on the morphological characteristics

(b) These classifications resulted in organisms that are of completely different in the same group

(c) It considered the evolutionary relationships of the organisms

(d) They managed to include almost every organism in their classification

This question was addressed to me during an online exam.

Query is from Classification of Organisms by Aristotle and Linnaeus topic in portion Biological Classification of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Correct option is (b) These classifications resulted in organisms that are of completely different in the same group

Easiest explanation: Linnaeus and Aristotle’s classification is based on the morphological characteristics of the plants and animals. This classification resulted in classification of organisms like fungi and humans that completely different in the same group.