Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 4MC
In modern systematics, classifications are expected to
- a. group organisms that share similar appearance.
- b. include Linnaean taxanomic ranks.
- c. reflect evolutionary history.
- d. never change once established.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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