Question

Which method do biologists apply to identify and classify organisms based on their development and evolution over billions of years? A. Studying the anatomy of the organisms. B. Studying the habitat of organisms. C. Studying Taxonomy

Answer 1

The most appropriate answer would be C. Studying Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the branch of science that deals with identification and classification of different organisms.

It mainly classifies different organisms into 8 main taxa or groups. The principal ranks used in the modern taxonomic hierarchy are

• Domain
• Kingdom
• Phylum (division is used in botany)
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species.

It used various principles to identify and classify organisms such as cellular organization, mode of nutrition, mode of reproduction, phylogenetic or evolutionary relationships et cetera.

Answer 2

The correct answer of the given question above would be option C. Studying Taxonomy is the method that biologists apply in order to identify and classify organisms based on their development and evolution. Taxonomy is a branch of science which deals with the classification of plants, animals and other organisms present on Earth.