More than 2000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle classified
organisms into plants and animals,
He placed all animals into 3 groups:
• land dwellers
• water dwellers
• air dwellers
In addition, he placed all plants in 3 different groups based on differences in
their stems:
herbs
· shrubs
• trees
What was the most likely reason that this system eventually changed?
.
.
A)Aristotle's method was too specific.
B)Two thousand years ago, no one accepted classifying organisms into plants and animals.
C)Many organisms were placed in groups to which they had no real relationship with the other
members of the group.
D)All organisms containing chlorophyll belonged in the same kingdom.