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Lesson: Chapter 13 — The Living World

13.1. Why we classify living things 3 of 8

Question 3

Which of these is a benefit of classifying living things?

The right answer is the one marked above.

An understanding of the whole living world can be gained from studying a few selected organisms. Because members of a group share characteristics, one specimen stands in for the whole group.

Studying every organism separately is impossible, which is exactly why classification is needed — so studying every organism separately is the problem, not the benefit.

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