Compared to the Linnaean system of classification, what is the advantage of classifying species into clades? A. Clades show evolutionary relationships. B. Clades identify domains and kingdoms. C. Clades group single-celled organisms separately from multicellular organisms. D. Clades include more species.

A. Clades show evolutionary relationships

Explanation:

Linnaean system is a system of classification that classifies every organism into a kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. This system was created in that time when scientists have no understanding about the evolution of organisms. So this system is not based on the evolutionary relationships among different organisms.

On the other hand in phylogenetic system of classification the organisms are grouped into clades. A clade is a group of organisms that have been descended from a common ancestor. So, clades show the evolutionary relations and thus these are better than Linnaean system.

from almost the creation of the first true maps of the earth, people started seeing how continents would be able to fit together.   in particular, people noticed that south america fits almost exactly into africa.

you should be aware that while world maps were around early in the 1600’s and better defined by the end of the 1700’s, those maps were not ‘public’ but were treated as state secrets.   and so it was not till much later that the broader ‘science’ community had access to good quality and accurate world maps.

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it is now known that most of the major continental masses can be fit together in a jigsaw process.   in fact we now know that the continents were indeed once all joined together as one land mass – the supercontinent of pangaea.

if you look at most world maps you will ponder how this is evidence, as the continents really don’t appear to ‘fit’ together very well.   what you need to understand is that the vast majority of maps are drawn using a map projection that has the north and south poles (which are points) are a line the width of the map at the top and bottom.   this means that the map distorts the true shape of the earth’s land and oceans as you love closer to the poles.     some other map projections distort less, but have the map shape looking like segments of an orange.   see here for a range of map projections.   check out the way greenland changes size in each!

what is more remarkable, is the next piece of evidence when added to the shape of continents.

location of mountains and fossils

what is remarkable, when you reassemble all the continents together, the ancient mountain ranges (many now eroded to their cores) and the location of rock types and fossils all match up.

earthquakes in florida are rare because the state is not located near any tectonic plates. in fact, florida is tied for first place as having the fewest earthquakes of any state. much of florida is limestone and seafloor materials that is not conducive to earthquakes.

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