The course deals with the historical development of taxonomy as a science, principles, procedures and rules of taxonomy; rules of botanical and zoological nomenclatures will be discussed; the hierarchy of classification with examples from both plant and animal kingdoms will be covered. It is a basic course in biology for it shows how highly diversified forms of life can be arranged in to groups according to their degree of relationship, so that they can be easily described and understood.
- Teacher: Alie Seyede