DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Do taxonomists just use “looks” as a classification tool?
A
Yes
B
No
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In general, organisms are identified by their binomial name, consisting of the genus and species names. The genus name is always capitalized, whereas the species name is not.

Detailed explanation-2: -Modern taxonomists utilize molecular evidence to determine evolutionary relationships. Taxonomists use genomic comparisons between different organisms to see different evolutionary relationships. Historically, taxonomists solely utilized morphology and structural similarities to determine evolutionary relationships.

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