Practical purpose of taxonomy or classification is to
Explain the origin of organisms.
Facilitate the identification of unknown species.
To know the evolutionary process.
Identification of medicinal plants.
A
To know the evolutionary process.
B
Explain the origin of organisms.
C
Facilitate the identification of unknown species.
D
Identification of medicinal plants.
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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.
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