The organization of similar organisms into groups helps scientists understand how living things are related. It
also allows scientists to communicate about all forms of life. Scientists organize the living world using a process
called taxonomy, which is the science of classifying organisms based on shared structures, functions, and
relationships to other organisms. Scientists use a branching system of classification, and over the years, due to
new discoveries, the branching system has changed and grown.
Recently, scientists broadened the branching system of classification. Currently, the broadest group is the
A)
class
B)
domain
kingdom
D)
taxon
taxon