Question

Practical purpose of taxonomy or classification is to

• A. Facilitate the identification of unknown species.
• B. Explain the origin of organisms.
• C. To know the evolutionary process.
• D. Identification of medicinal plants.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Facilitate the identification of unknown species.

Taxonomy is the science of classification of organisms and includes identification and nomenclature based on the description of characteristics. Taxonomy, therefore, helps to identify the unknown species. Thus, the correct answer is option A.