Carolus Linnaeus Believed That Species Remained Fixed in the Form

question 21

Multiple Choice

Carolus Linnaeus believed that species remained fixed in the form in which they had been created. Linnaeus would have been uncomfortable with ________.

• A) a hierarchical classification scheme
• B) taxonomy
• C) phylogenies
• D) nested, increasingly inclusive categories of organisms

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Definitions:

Group Norm

Accepted standards and behaviors that are expected and upheld by members of a specific group or culture.

Consensus

General agreement among a group or community, often used as a standard of decision-making and acceptance within a group.

Distinctive

Having a unique quality, characteristic, or feature that distinguishes someone or something from others.

Attribution

The process of assigning a cause to our own behavior, and that of others.