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An environmental health specialist explains that classification systems help predict organism characteristics and potential health risks. How does taxonomic classification enable these predictions?
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Closely related organisms share similar characteristics, allowing prediction of unknown organism traits
Classification systems are purely for organization and don't predict organism properties
Classification only works for organisms that have been completely studied in laboratories
All organisms in the same domain have identical characteristics and health effec
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Correct answer: "Closely related organisms share similar characteristics, allowing prediction of unknown organism traits."
Explanation: Taxonomy groups organisms by shared ancestry and traits, so members of the same genus/family/etc. often have similar morphology, metabolism, virulence factors, and antibiotic susceptibilities. That lets specialists predict characteristics and potential health risks for newly discovered or poorly characterized organisms. (Limitations: not every trait is conserved, so predictions should be confirmed experimentally.)
Explanation: Taxonomy groups organisms by shared ancestry and traits, so members of the same genus/family/etc. often have similar morphology, metabolism, virulence factors, and antibiotic susceptibilities. That lets specialists predict characteristics and potential health risks for newly discovered or poorly characterized organisms. (Limitations: not every trait is conserved, so predictions should be confirmed experimentally.)
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