The Living World Question 5
Question: Assertion : The science of classifiying organisms is called taxonomy. Reason : Systematics and taxonomy have same meaning.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Taxonomy is the science of identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms.
But taxonomy and systematics are different terms.
Systematics is the branch of biology that deals with diversity of organisms at every level of classification.