EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

ZOOLOGY

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Categories into which related organisms are placed based upon structural similarities.
A
groups
B
clubs
C
taxa
D
tribes
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: -In 1753, a Swedish biologist named Carl Linnaeus (also known as Carl von Linné) proposed a universal system for classifying and naming animals and plants. Scientists still use this Linnean system to classify living things.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taxonomic Categories. Classification is a process in which closely resembling organisms are placed in a group. The groups which have similarities are placed into larger groups. The various grouping levels or ranks in classification are known as taxonomic categories.

Detailed explanation-4: -Species is the lowest taxonomic rank. It contains most similar organisms.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are seven main taxonomic ranks: kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and species.

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