Question

A biology student is studying ground squirrels in a local park. She has captured, measured, and released many ground squirrels from an upland, rocky, wooded area, and many similar ground squirrels from a shrub area in soft soil near a stream. She is measuring skull dimensions, leg and claw lengths and shapes, and other traits of the ground squirrels from each collection area. She is involved in _________.

Answer 1

Answer: She is involved in Taxonomy

Explanation:

What is Taxonomy?

Taxonomy is explained as the science of giving names, classifying and describing plants , animals and microorganisms.

A taxonomists will look at form, structure, behaviour and biochemical reactions in order to put species into their classification.