AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

THE GENETICS OF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Taxonomy is the scientific way of
A
collecting DNA/RNA
B
naming and classifying organisms
C
forming genetics
D
collecting ecological artifacts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing and classifying organisms and includes all plants, animals and microorganisms of the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -nomenclature, in biological classification, system of naming organisms. The species to which the organism belongs is indicated by two words, the genus and species names, which are Latinized words derived from various sources.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are seven main taxonomic ranks: kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and species.

Detailed explanation-5: -The scientific discipline dedicated to describing, classifying and making sense of the biodiversity all around us is called taxonomy. Taxonomists describe and classify new species by comparing characteristics shared by groups of organisms, which may be anatomical, behavioural or even molecular.

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