alleryWhich four processes are described as basic to taxonomy?
ACollection and nesting
BConservation and nesting
CCharacterisation and naming
DCultivation and naming
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Characterisation and naming
1. Taxonomy is more than sorting organisms into boxes.
2. It begins by describing and ends by naming.
3. Characterisation, identification, classification and nomenclature are basic to taxonomy.
4. So the answer is characterisation and naming.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 1 'The Living World'_
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