BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260169614
Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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To determine: The characters that distinguish the major animal phyla.

Introduction: The term classification refers to the categorization of living organisms on the basis of certain characteristics features which are either similar or different in the organisms. Animals sharing similar features are placed within the same taxonomic category and those which exhibit dissimilarity are placed separately.

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