NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is taxonomy?
A
The study of DNA and RNA
B
The study of how organisms are related
C
The study of classifying and describing organisms
D
The study of organisms in their habitat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Taxonomy is a science that deals with naming, describing and classification of all living organisms including plants. Classification is based on behavioural, genetic and biochemical variations. Characterization, identification, and classification are the processes of taxonomy.

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: -It is the science of describing, naming, and categorizing organisms. It comprises all the animals, plants, and microbes found on Earth. Organisms are classified into similar categories namely kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Systematics: “The study of the identification, taxonomy, and nomenclature of organisms, including the classification of living things with regard to their natural relationships and the study of variation and the evolution of taxa".

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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