Hamish writes down some sentences to summarize the goal of classification. Which of Hamish's sentences best describes classification?

A. Classification organizes organisms based on their characteristics.

B. Classification organizes organism families by age and generation.

C. Classification organizes organisms based on their species names.

D. Classification organizes organisms by color and appearance.

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Haney

10 September, 08:03

Hamish writes down some sentences to summarize the goal of classification. Which of Hamish's sentences best describes classification?

A. Classification organizes organisms based on their characteristics.

B. Classification organizes organism families by age and generation.

C. Classification organizes organisms based on their species names.

D. Classification organizes organisms by color and appearance.

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Rocco · Answer 1

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Taryn Heath · Answer 2

The correct sentence is - Classification organizes organisms based on their characteristics.

Classification is an important aspect for organism classification because it allows scientists to identify organisms, group them and properly name them based on the similarities found in these organisms genetics, evolution etc.