Taxonomy is the subdiscipline in biology that classifies living organisms; at the present time
A)all living organisms have been discovered, named, and their relationships to other organisms described.
B)humans have just finished a complete count of the number of species on Earth.
C)the diversity of organisms on Earth is not completely known and estimates of the number of unknown species vary 10-fold.
D)there is no consensus regarding the appropriate classification strategy for the currently known organisms.

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While scientists have discovered and named many organisms, the diversity of life on Earth is vast and estimates of the number of unknown species vary greatly. Therefore, taxonomy is an ongoing and dynamic field of study.

Taxonomy Is the Subdiscipline in Biology That Classifies Living Organisms;