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This book is useful for students, researchers, schlors, and interested peoples.The first chapter gives an overview of five kingdom classifications. This book givescharacteristics of Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. The first chapteralso describes overview of lichens, viruses, viriods, and prions.The second chaptergives definition of living, biodiversity, taxonomy, systematics, and species. The firstchapter also gives types of biodiversity, three domains of life, taxonomicalhierarchy, binomial nomenclature, role of botanical garden, importance of herbaria.The second chapter deals with the biodiversity patterns, importance of biodiversity, and loss of biodiversity. The third chapter also discusses biodiversity conservation, hotspots, endangered species, red data book, biosphere reserves, national park, sanctuaries, and ramsar sites. The fourth chapter describes general characteristics ofalgae, bryophyte, pteridophyte, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. The fifth chapterdescribes general characteristics of porifera, coelenterate, Platyhelminthes, nematode, annelida, arthopoda, mollusca, Echinodermata, protochordata, urochordata, ceph alochordate, and vertebrata.ContentsPreface..............................................................................................2About the Author.............................................................................3Chapter 1: Biological ClassificationFive Kingdom ClassificationsKingdom- AnimaliaKingdom- PlantaeKingdom- ProtistaKingdom- MoneraKingdom- FungiLichensVirusesViriodsChapter 2: The Living WorldBiodiversityTypes of BiodiversityThree Domains of LifeTaxonomySystematicsConcept of SpeciesTaxonomical HierarchyBinomial NomenclatureMuseumsZoological ParksHerbariaBotanical GardenChapter 3: Biodiversity and It's ConservationBiodiversity PatternsImportanceLoss of BiodiversityBiodiversity ConservationHotspotsEndangered SpeciesRed Data BookBiosphere ReservesNational ParksSanctuariesRamsar SitesChapter 4: The Plant Ki