Natural classification groups organisms by similarities to predict characteristics; it reflects evolutionary relationships but is highly mutable.
Natural classification groups organisms by similarities and then identifies shared characteristics, which is useful for predicting traits but is mutable. Its advantages include predicting characteristics, while its disadvantage is high mutability.
| Front | Natural classification involves ... adv./disadv. |
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| Back | grouping based on similarities then identifying shared characteristics; used to predict characteristics, highly mutable |
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