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What is taxonomy?

a.
the scientific study of how living things are classified
b.
the name of Aristotle’s classification system
c.
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
d.
the process of observing an organism’s behavior

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A. The scientific study of how living things are classified 
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Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The taxonomy can be defined as science of naming, defining and classifying organism.

Classification of the living organism was required because of their names and characters. The native people kept naming organisms differently.

For studying purpose and research purpose, there was a need of global naming of living organism and its characters.

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