Briefly describe the importance of classification. - Vidyadip

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Briefly describe the importance of classification.

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Importance of classification:

It makes the study of such a wide variety of organisms easy.
It projects before us a good picture of all life forms at a glance.
It helps us understand the interrelationship among different groups of organisms.
It serves as a base for the development of other biological sciences such as biogeography etc.
Various fields of applied biology such as agriculture, public health and environmental biology depends on classification of pests, disease vectors, pathogens and components of an ecosystem.

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