NEETBotanyThe Living World
The term ‘systematics’ refers to:
Options
- AIdentification and study of organ systems of plants and animal
- BIdentification and preservation of plants and animals
- CDiversity of kinds of organisms and their relationship
- DStudy of habitats of organisms and their classification
Correct answer
C. Diversity of kinds of organisms and their relationship
Step-by-step solution
Systematics is the diversity of different kinds of organisms and their relationship. Human beings were, since long, not only interested in knowing more about different kinds of organisms and their diversities, but also the relationships among them. This branch of study was referred to as systematics. The word systematics is derived from the Latin word ‘systema’ which means systematic arrangement of organisms. Linnaeus used Systema Naturae as the title of his publication. The scope of systematics was later enlarged