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Scientists don't use evolution directly to classify species. The modern taxonomic system predates the theory of evolution by over a century (Linneus, one of the more influential people involved in its widespread acceptance wrote Systema Natureae in 1735 while Darwin didn't come along with The origin of Speciesuntil 1859).
They group species by sets of shared characteristics. However, organisms evolving from shared ancestors also share many of the characteristics from that common ancestor so it ends up correlating with evolutionary paths very closely.
It's probably more accurate to say that evolutionists use taxonomy than the other way around.
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What do scientists use to classify animals in the same family?
Scientists use the scientific classification system to classify animals. The scientific classification system is broken down into seven parts: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
What characteristics do scientists use to classify protists?
Scientists classify protists by whether they are more animal-like or plant-like.
How do scientists use the dichotomous key for classifying organisms?
Scientists classify organisms by the dichotomous key. They classify by looking at if it moves or not, then they look at characteristics, then they can see what they are.
What is comparative anatomy and how do scientists use it to study evolution?
Comparative anatomy is the investigation and comparison of the structures of different animals. Scientists use comparative anatomy to study the difference between species and how they are alike in other ways. ~ann :]
What do scientists use to classify animals?
Scientists used the six-kingdom system of classification in classifying animals.
What do scientists use to classify rocks?
the scientists classify rocks by their size, texture, color, and shape.
What do scientists use to classify animals in the same family?
Scientists use the scientific classification system to classify animals. The scientific classification system is broken down into seven parts: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
How do scientists classify organisms into different Kingdoms?
scientists use taxonomy to classify and separate them into different groups
Use classify in a sentence?
We will classify this new species as a mammal.How do you classify this, Mister Burns?
What scientists use to classify?
Binomial Nomenclature.
What do scientists use dichotomous keys?
to classify
How do scientists classify hurricanes?
they use them selfs
What are the groups scientists use to try organize things?
The groups that taxonomists (that's the name for people who classify species) use are Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
What are the characteristics Scientists use to classify rocks?
they classify the rocks by their texture and compisition
What characteristics do scientists use to classify protists?
Scientists classify protists by whether they are more animal-like or plant-like.
What scientists use to classify organism?
The scientists use the dichotomous key or the identification key to classify newly found organisms.shared characteristics.
What characteristics do scientists use to classify viruses?
their genome
