NEET Biology question

Which of the following is a merit in the Bentham and Hooker's system of classification?

(A)The position of gymnosperms in between dicots and monocots
(B)Closely related families placed apart
(C)The placement of family-Asteraceae in the beginning of Gamopetalae
(D)The placement of order-Ranals in the beginningCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Although Bentham and Hooker's system is not a phylogenetic system, placing the order Ranales (Ranunculales) at the beginning of the dicotyledons turned out to be prescient, since this order is now widely regarded by phylogenetic taxonomists as a primitive group of flowering plants. This is

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