Question

which of the following is an accurate description of the classification system that linnaeus developed and that scientists still use today? a system of overlapping categories, similar to a venn diagram, that shows how organisms are alike and different. a list of species in the order in which they were discovered. a set of separate categories for plants, animals, fungi, and other major groups of life. a system of increasingly specific categories that separate a large group into smaller groups. clear my selection

Explanation:

Linnaeus' classification system is hierarchical. It starts with broad categories (like kingdom) and then gets more specific (phylum, class, order, family, genus, species). This is a system of increasingly specific categories that separate a large group into smaller groups.

• Option A: Linnaeus' system is hierarchical, not overlapping like a Venn diagram.
• Option B: It's not about the order of discovery.
• Option C: While it has categories for plants, animals etc., the key is the hierarchical (increasingly specific) nature.

Answer:

D. A system of increasingly specific categories that separate a large group into smaller groups.