The basic unit of classification is
Species
Genus
Family
Phylum
A.
Species
The basic unit of classification is species. It is the lowest category of classification. It is a group of closely related individuals with similar morphological, anatomical, biochemical and cytological characters. It is a group of naturally interbreeding population with ability to produce fertile offsprings. Individuals of a species share a common gene pool. Species is reproductively isolated, thus genetically closed system. Species has the real existence in nature. The term 'species was given by John Ray, an English naturalist.
Animals of class-Mammalia have
Seven cervical vertebrae
Seven cranial nerve
Single ventricular chamber
Fourteen cervical vertebrae
Glycogenolysis involves
Conversion of sugar into glycogen
Oxidation of Sugar
Conversion of glycogen into sugar
Conversion of glycogen into fat
