Question

Fill in the blank below with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence. ___is the science of naming and classifying organisms based on structural comparisons and genetic evidence

Answer 1

Taxonomy is the science of naming and classifying organisms based on structural comparisons and genetic evidence.

Taxonomy is the science of finding, describing, classifying and naming biological organisms (plants, animals and microorganisms) based on shared characteristics and genetic evidence. Organisms are arranged into taxonomic ranks, and groups of a certain rank can be combined to form a higher rank, thereby forming taxonomic hierarchy. The main ranks that are used in taxonomy currently are domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.

Answer 2

Taxonomy-is the science of naming and classifying organisms based on structural comparisons and genetic evidence.