Carolus Linnaeus Believed That Species Remained Fixed in the Form

question 20

Multiple Choice

Carolus Linnaeus believed that species remained fixed in the form in which they had been created. Which of the following concepts are inconsistent with Linnaeus's model of classification?

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

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, within which there is a certain level of confidence that the true population parameter lies.

Mean

The mean is the arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the count of the values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are from the mean.

Confidence Interval

A confidence interval provides a range of values that likely contain the true value of an unknown population parameter, with a certain level of confidence.