Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
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

  1. a. group organisms that share similar appearance.
  2. b. include Linnaean taxanomic ranks.
  3. c. reflect evolutionary history.
  4. d. never change once established.
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