Taxonomy is the study of what?

Answer 1

Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification. The word finds its roots in the Greek τάξις, taxis(meaning 'order' or 'arrangement') and νόμος, nomos(meaning 'law' or 'science'). Taxonomy uses taxonomic units, known as taxa (singular taxon).

In addition, the word is also used as a count noun: a taxonomy, or taxonomic scheme, is a particular classification ("the taxonomy of ..."), arranged in a hierarchical structure. Typically this is organized by supertype-subtype relationships, also called generalization-specialization relationships, or less formally, parent-child relationships. In such an inheritance relationship, the subtype by definition has the same properties, behaviors, and constraints as the supertype plus one or more additional properties, behaviors, or constraints. For example, car is a subtype of vehicle. So any car is also a vehicle, but not every vehicle is a car. Therefore, a type needs to satisfy more constraints to be a car than to be a vehicle. Another example, any shirt is also a piece of clothing, but not every piece of clothing is a shirt. Hence, a type must satisfy more parameters to be a shirt than to be a piece of clothing.

Answer 2

Taxonomy is the study of classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and relationships. It involves categorizing and naming different species to organize and understand the diversity of life on Earth.

Answer 3

Taxonomy is the study of how life is classified.