alleryThe process of grouping organisms into categories based on shared characteristics is called:
AAdaptation
BDomestication
CExtinction
DClassification
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Classification
Classification is the systematic grouping of organisms based on shared features (anatomical, physiological, genetic, evolutionary).
It allows scientists to organise the millions of known species into a meaningful hierarchy and to study relationships between them.
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