Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. The earliest systems of classification not only used gross superficial morphological characters but also Reproductive characteristics. 2. The artificial systems was given by Linnaeus 3. They were based mainly on vegetative characters or on the androecium structure 4. Artificial systems brought together the closely related species since they were based on

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The earliest systems of classification used only gross superficial morphological characters such as habit, colour, number and shape of leaves, etc. They were based mainly on vegetative characters or on the androecium structure (system given by Linnaeus). Such systems were artificial. they separated the closely related species since they were based on a few characteristics. Also, the artificial systems gave equal weightage to vegetative and sexual characteristics; this is not acceptable since we know that often the