Which of the following is Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) responsible for?
A) categorizing organisms based on shared derived traits
B) understanding that an evolutionary process of branching descent with modification would generate nested hierarchies of similarity among organisms
C) having the insight that organisms can be organized into a hierarchical system of classification without having a theoretical explanation for why these patterns should exist
D) being the first to recognize that to make sense of the world with all of its variation, we should categorize the organisms in it.

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Linnaeus is known for his development of a hierarchical system of classification for organisms, but he did not have a theoretical explanation for why these patterns should exist. He organized organisms based on their physical characteristics and did not propose an evolutionary process of branching descent with modification. While he may have been one of the first to recognize the usefulness of categorizing organisms, he was not the first to do so.

Which of the Following Is Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) Responsible For