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A taxonomist is a scientist who names newly discovered organisms such as a species of animal. this is part of the classification process which can be done through different knowledge keys, such as a tabular key, a dichotomous key, or a circular key. Classification is used by scientists in their attempts to organise and understand the world.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoScientists study things like if an animal has hair, if it is warm blooded, and what kind of feet it has. All of these observations can be made by simply observing the animal so it doesn't take long for an organism to get placed in a class.
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∙ 13y agoThere are four main ways that taxonomists investigate evolutionary relationships between organisms, the fossil record, biogeography, homologies, and direct observation and experiments.
They use the fossil record mostly by appearance. They compare the skeletal structures of the proposed ancestral species and the species they think might be the descendant of the species. In rare occasions they can also compare slight traces of DNA between the organisms.
A perfect example of biogeography is the Gallapagos finches that Darwin discovered. Biogeography basically accounts for the the distribution of species.
Homologies are split into two sub categories; comparative anatomy and molecular comparison. Comparative anatomy reveal some embryological development and can show that although modern forms have different functions they could have evolved from a common ancestor.
Direct observation and experiments are just conducting experiments based on hypothesis.
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∙ 9y agoTaxonomists try to identify evolutionary relationships between new organisms and old organisms, sometimes they can and sometimes they can't. Some taxonomists also classify, describe and name new organisms.
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∙ 14y agoTaxonomists identify organisms. Identification is often useful in environmental studies.
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∙ 13y agoSo they can reconstruct the evolution of a species
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∙ 15y agoTaxonomists classify things, especially organisms. Their job is to put organisms in their correct area.
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Which of the following do cladistic taxonomists not compare when hypothesizing evolutionary relationships among organisms?
They do not compare homologous chromosomes.
How do modern taxonomists classify organisms?
They use genic similarities and physical similarities between animals to put them in the same "categories".
What is the practice of classifying organisms?
Taxonomy- branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their shared characteristics; biologists who study taxonomy are called taxonomists.
Taxonomists try to identify the evolutionary relationships among organisms?
they basicly ballpark it , aka they make educated guesses and use trial and error as a learnig utencil
What is embryological relationship?
i belive that an embryological relationship involves comparing the embryo with other animals that share the same habitat (i.e deserts, oceans, forests) to help taxonomists classify organisms
Why did taxonomists divide the Kingdom Monera?
no
Who first attmepted to classify organisms was?
Taxonomists
What do you call scientist who study classification?
Taxonomists
Who are scientists that deal with classification of living things?
They are taxonomists.
What does a taxonomist study?
they are really explain: taxonomists is from bilogy
What are scientists that identify and name organisms called?
Taxonomists
How do taxonomists make decisions about how to classify new animals?
Taxonomists study the new animals well before classifying them. They put them in groups under animals that are rather similar to them.
What is bases of the taxonomists in classifying plants?
Physical form and habitat.
How do taxonomists decide which category to place an organism?
They classify them from classification.
Who is the worlds first taxonomists in the bible?
The first taxonomist is Adam.
What do you call a scientist who studies classification?
A scientist who studies classification is called a taxonomist. Taxonomists examine the relationships among different organisms and group them into categories based on similarities and differences.
What fossil evidence help taxonomists separate all''fish'' into these two branches for classification?
The evidence of transitional fossils help taxonomists separate all fish into ancestral and descendant branches for classification. Taxonomists classify fish into a variety of classes and subclasses such as agnatha (jawless fish), chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) and placodermi (armoured fish).
