Linnaeus was a "fixist" who believed that species remained fixed in the form in which they had been created. Linnaeus would have been uncomfortable with
A) classifying organisms using the morphospecies concept.
B) the scientific discipline known as taxonomy.
C) phylogenies.
D) nested, ever-more inclusive categories of organisms.
E) a hierarchical classification scheme.

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Linnaeus' belief in fixed species would conflict with the concept of phylogenies, which suggest evolution and changes in species over time based on their ancestral relationships.

Answer: D
 Linnaeus' fixed species concept would not allow for the idea of nested, ever-more inclusive categories of organisms, as it implies that there is a continuum of change and evolution over time.

Answer: E
 Linnaeus' belief in fixed species would conflict with the hierarchical classification scheme, which is based on evolutionary relationships and suggests that organisms have changed over time and been influenced by their environment.

Linnaeus Was a "Fixist" Who Believed That Species Remained Fixed