The goal in classifying organisms should be to create categories that reflect the evolutionary histories of organisms. What system would be best to use?

A) a three-kingdom classification system
B) a five-kingdom classification system
C) an eight-kingdom classification system
D) a system that uses as many kingdoms as necessary to be accurate
E) a system that returns to that used by Linnaeus


Ans: D) a system that uses as many kingdoms as necessary to be accurate

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