alleryStart learning →Taxonomy is described as a tool whose purpose is to:
AOrganize millions of organisms
BProve evolution occurred
CMeasure genetic distance
DPredict future species
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Organize millions of organisms
1. A classification system is a practical device as well as a scientific claim.
2. Taxonomy is a tool to organize the millions of organisms on Earth.
3. The comparison drawn is to how items in a grocery store are organised into departments.
4. The tree of relationships is what carries the evolutionary claim.
_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 'Phylogenies and the History of Life', sections 20.1-20.3_
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