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scientists classify animals to give them "individualtiy". Or if there was no classification,everthing would not be organised and not have a specifec name.

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Why do some scientists classify fungi as plants and other scientists classify them as animals?

Some scientists classify fungi as plants because they share certain characteristics like cell walls and non-motility. Other scientists classify fungi as animals due to their heterotrophic nature, similar to animals, and their ability to store energy as glycogen, like animals do. Ultimately, fungi are placed in their own kingdom, separate from plants and animals, due to their unique characteristics.


Why do scientists classify things?

Scientists classify things to organize and understand the diversity of living organisms or objects. Classification helps in identifying relationships and patterns, as well as making it easier to study and communicate about different groups of organisms or objects.


How many kingdoms or large groups do most scientist use to classify organisms and what are the names of these kingdoms?

Most scientists use six kingdoms to classify organisms: Animalia (animals), Plantae (plants), Fungi (fungi), Protista (unicellular eukaryotes), Archaea, and Bacteria. This system provides a broad way to categorize living organisms based on their evolutionary relationships and characteristics.


Who classified animals?

Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus is known for developing the system of classifying animals that we still use today. He created a hierarchical system of classification based on shared characteristics, grouping organisms into categories such as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.


What is the first thing a scientist does to classify an animal?

they need to know if the animal is a mammal or not, if the animal has a backbone or not, there are a lot of things one needs to know to identify an animal, i suggest getting an identification book on the animal(s) you are looking at.