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How did Aristotle classify living things and why did his method prove inadequate?
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Aristotle classified living things in very broad categories which are land animals, marine animals and air animals. His method proved inadequate since it did not entail specific classifications.
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How did Aristotle classify organisms and why did his method prove inadequate?
Aristotle classifies organisms by marine animals, land animals, and air animals. The method proved inadequate because it was not specific enough.
What was wrong with Aristotle method of living things?
Aristotle believed that the man had sex with monkeys and not on women
What is the original purpose for classifying organisms?
Aristotle studied animals and classified them according to method of reproduction, as did Linnaeus later with plants. Aristotle's animal classification was soon made obsolete by additional knowledge and was forgotten.
What did Aristotle do for science?
Aristotle developed the scientific method.
What's a method to classify foods?
The method used to classify foods is known as the priority classification system.
What method do biologists apply to identify and classify organisms?
biologists classify animals by a method which is on the basis of their similarities and differences...
Why didn't Aristotle's method of classification work?
why didn't Aristotle's classification work
One method used to classify protozoa is by their method of?
Movement
What year did Aristotle create the first scientific method?
Aristotle is remembered as a natural philosopher rather than as a scientist, and he did not invent the scientific method.
What was credited with inventing the scientific method?
Aristotle
Who was credited for creating the scientific method?
Aristotle
How did the scientific method differ from the method of Aristotle?
It relied on experimentation and reason, not rhetoric.
