AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ involves organizing organisms based on shared characteristics into groups.
A
Classification
B
Identification
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One branch of biology, called taxonomy, focuses on the classification of living things. Taxonomy is the study of relationships between living things and the formal classification of organisms into groups based upon those hypothesized relationships. Organisms are classified based upon their similarities and differences.

Detailed explanation-2: -Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing and classifying organisms and includes all plants, animals and microorganisms of the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four main characteristics that scientists use to classify organisms: 1) number of cells – unicellular or multicellular; 2) presence of nucleus – prokaryote or eukaryote; 3) how energy is obtained – autotroph or heterotroph; 4) mode of reproduction – sexual or asexual.

Detailed explanation-4: -Classification systems are ways of grouping and organizing data so that they may be compared with other data. The type of classification system used will depend on what the data are intended to measure. Some datasets may use multiple classification systems.

Detailed explanation-5: -A species is often defined as a group of organisms that can reproduce naturally with one another and create fertile offspring.

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