This Island of Science illustrates the way in which living things are classified and given a universal name, and how they relate to other living organisms based on their evolutionary origins.
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Systematics and taxonomy are analytical disciplines rooted in the evolutionary knowledge of the living world: scientific classification and nomenclature are like a showcase, a practical summary of the knowledge that we have built up about biological diversity.
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