Differentiate between Taxonomy & Systematics.

1.	Differentiate between Taxonomy & Systematics.
Answer» Taxonomy: 1. Discipline of classifying organisms into taxa 2. Governs the practices of naming, describing, identifying and specimen preservation. 3. Classification + Nomenclature = Taxonomy Systematics: 1. Broad field of biology that studies the diversification of species 2. Governs the evolutionary history and phylogenetic relationship in addition to taxonomy 3. Taxonomy + Phylogeny = Systematics

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Taxonomy:

1. Discipline of classifying organisms into taxa

2. Governs the practices of naming, describing, identifying and specimen preservation.

3. Classification + Nomenclature = Taxonomy

Systematics:

1. Broad field of biology that studies the diversification of species

2. Governs the evolutionary history and phylogenetic relationship in addition to taxonomy

3. Taxonomy + Phylogeny = Systematics

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