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Which piece of information provided the stimulus for the shift from traditional classification to modern classification?

an understanding that organisms have not changed over time

an understanding that species are not related to one another

an understanding that species share a common ancestor

There is no difference between the two systems.

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an understanding that species share a common ancestor

Darwin’s idea of common descent shifted classification from just grouping by similarity to arranging organisms by evolutionary (phylogenetic) relationships.