NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Using morphological, behavioural, genetic and biochemical observations, taxonomists identify, describe and arrange species into classifications, including those that are new to science.

Detailed explanation-2: -Taxonomists classify organisms into a structural hierarchy-a multi-level system in which each group is nested, or contained, within a larger group.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taxonomists who work in natural science fields name and classify plants, animals and natural elements. They identify and name new species and diseases so that other scientists can discuss them appropriately during their studies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today is the 290th anniversary of the birth of Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish botanical taxonomist who was the first person to formulate and adhere to a uniform system for defining and naming the world’s plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -A taxonomist is a biologist that groups organisms into categories. A plant taxonomist for example, might study the origins and relationships between different types of roses while an insect taxonomist might focus on the relationships between different types of beetles.