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Which criteria are used for classification of organisms ?

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Some of the criteria used to classify organisms are as follows:
i. Complexity of cell structure : Prokaryotic, eukaryotic.
ii. Complexity of body organization : Unicellular , multicellular
iii. Presence/absence of cell wall : Plants (cell wall present ), Animals (cell wall absent)
iv. Mode of nutrition : Autotrophic , Heterotrophic and Saprotrophic
v. Mode of reproduction : Asexual and sexual.
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