Question

Which among the following is a major disadvantage of the Linnaeus and Aristotle’s classification?

• A. It is based on the morphological characteristics
• B. These classifications resulted in organisms that are of completely different in the same group
• C. It considered the evolutionary relationships of the organisms
• D. They managed to include almost every organism in their classification

Answer 1

Answer:

B. These classifications resulted in organisms that are of completely different in the same group

Linnaeus and Aristotle’s classification is based on the morphological characteristics of the plants and animals. This classification resulted in classification of organisms like fungi and humans that completely different in the same group.