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Which of the following best describes Systematics?

A $Study of fossilized organisms$
B $Identification and evolutionary classification of organisms$
C $Study of ecological relationships$
D $Study of only plant species$

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Systematics is an overarching discipline that includes the identification, naming (n o m e n c l a t u re), and classification of organisms, specifically while considering their evolutionary history.

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Which of the following best describes Systematics?

A

Study of fossilized organisms

B

Identification and evolutionary classification of organisms

C

Study of ecological relationships

D

Study of only plant species

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