Question

The word systematics is derived from the Latin word

• A. systema
• B. systome
• C. syssimus
• D. sysiticus

Answer 1

Answer:

A. systema

Systematics:

• The study of different kinds of organisms and their diversities, and also the relationships among them is called systematics.

• The word systematics is derived from the Latin word ‘systema’ which means systematic arrangement of organisms.

• Linnaeus used 'Systema Naturae' as the title of his publication.

• The scope of systematics was later enlarged to include identification, nomenclature and classification.

• Systematics takes into account evolutionary relationships between organisms.