Read the quotation below: Nature is messy. Science is tentative. As long as these truths remain relevant to biological research, scientific names will continue to be revised. - R. Aidan Martin, What does this quotation suggest about how a classification system needs to function to support modern science?

A) It needs to provide a strictly limited system to reduce confusion and disarray.

B) It must be flexible enough to adapt to new discoveries and still provide a meaningful framework.

C) It needs to loosely group similar organisms until all organisms are fully studied.

D) It must have enough categories to accommodate all future discoveries while retaining its original structure.

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London Dean

9 January, 06:15

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Beatrice Carroll · Answer 1

B. It must be flexible enough to adapt

Brice Bautista · Answer 2

C) It needs to loosely group similar organisms until all organisms are fully studied