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Which of the following statements provide a good reason for doing the science of taxonomy?
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It emulates a task that God commanded Adam to perform.
It shows the ancestral relationships between different kinds of organisms.
It makes knowledge of organisms more accessible.
It helps with fulfillment of the Creation Mandate.
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- It shows the ancestral relationships between different kinds of organisms.
- It makes knowledge of organisms more accessible.
Why: taxonomy organizes and names organisms so people can communicate about them and find information easily, and modern taxonomy (systematics) seeks to reflect evolutionary/ancestral relationships. The statements about God commanding Adam or the Creation Mandate are theological motivations that some people may find meaningful, but they are not scientific reasons for doing taxonomy.
- It shows the ancestral relationships between different kinds of organisms.
- It makes knowledge of organisms more accessible.
Why: taxonomy organizes and names organisms so people can communicate about them and find information easily, and modern taxonomy (systematics) seeks to reflect evolutionary/ancestral relationships. The statements about God commanding Adam or the Creation Mandate are theological motivations that some people may find meaningful, but they are not scientific reasons for doing taxonomy.
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