ANTH 1001 : Test 2
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If two or more species shared some of their essential traits, then those species may be classified in the same genus. Each genus has a unique suit of traits (i. e. , an essence ). If two or more genera shared some of their essential traits, then those genera may be classified in the same family. (same thing goes for the rest of the categories except for kingdom). Therefore to linnaeus, there was no fundamental difference among the categories, species to kingdom. Species to consist of real groups of organisms, and the higher taxonomic categories genus to kingdom to be human constructs. (a) species is the unit of evolution. Reprise of definition of species. (b) researchers may differ in their understanding of relationships among species. Therefore, there are different taxonomies: implications of taxonomy: linnaeus was a creationist. Taxonomy served to illustrate the scale of nature fashioned by the creator.
