The microscope wasn't invented yet.
The microscope wasn't invented yet.
Aristotle did not classify bacteria as they were not discovered until centuries after his time. His focus was primarily on plants and animals.
The Greek philosopher Aristotle is often credited as the first individual to classify plants and animals into distinct groups based on their characteristics. His work laid the foundation for the field of taxonomy.
Aristotle classified living things into plants and animals, based on their ability to grow and reproduce. Plants were considered to have only the ability to grow, while animals were considered to have the additional ability to move and possess sensation.
Aristotle was the first to classify plants into trees, shrubs and herbs. He also classified animals into those which contain red blood cells and tose which do not contain red blood cells.
Aristotle divided living things into plants and animals and then subdivided animals into land, water and air. He subdivided plants into small, medium, and large. This caused problem because some animals traveled by walking, swimming and flying.
because Aristotle had a system to classify organisms on earth that only included plants and animals like human beings. The reason why euglena would have been hard was because it is capable of photosynthesis, which is natural for a plant type organism, but it was also capable of moving which was not something that plants would do but something humans or animals would do.
aristotle classified plants and animals based on the phylum, vertebra,invertebra,with their shape,height,etc........
Aristotle classified living organisms based on their habitat (land, sea, or air) and characteristics such as size and possession of blood. He categorized them into groups like mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates.
lichens, corals, viruses, corals, viruses and carnivourous plants are difficult to classify :)
Aristotle
Aristotle classified matter as either plants or animals. The main weaknesses in his classification was the fact it did not factor in specific species and was a general classification.