Question
How is natural system different from artificial system of classification? List some features.
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Answer
Differences between natural and artificial systems are:
| S. No. | Natural System | Artificial System |
| (i) | It is based on large number of characters. | It is based on only one or a few characters. |
| (ii) | The characters are stable. | The characters are liable to change with change in environment. |
| (iii) | It avoids analogy. | It accepts analogy for grouping. |
| (iv) | It is based on morphology, anatomy, cytology, embryology, molecular biology and genetics. | It is based on morphological or anatomy, cytology, embryology, reproductive traits. |
| (v) | Natural system brings out homology. | Artificial system does not study homology. |
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