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GENERAL BIOLOGY 



The principal groups of organisms. — In the foregoing 

 studies we have had before us representatives of a few of the 

 larger groups of plants and animals. We have not time to 



LINNAEUS 



(1707-1778) 



A great piotleersystematist; founder of the binomial system 

 of nomenclature; author of Systema Naturae etc. 



develop a system of classification, or even to enumerate all 

 the groups, but a tabular statement of a few of the larger 

 and more important groups is given on the following 

 page: 



