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Which of the following best describes how Aristotle divided animals?

Options

  1. ABy size
  2. BBy habitat
  3. CBy the presence of red blood
  4. DBy their ability to fly

Correct answer

C. By the presence of red blood

Step-by-step solution

Since the dawn of civilisation, there have been many attempts to classifyliving organisms. It was done instinctively not using criteria that werescientific but borne out of a need to use organisms for our own use – forfood, shelter and clothing. Aristotle was the earliest to attempt a morescientific basis for classification. He used simple morphological charactersto classify plants into trees, shrubs and herbs. He also divided animalsinto two groups, those which had red blood and those that did not.

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