Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

The evolution of life on Earth over the past 4 billion years has resulted in a huge variety of species. For more than 2,000 years, humans have been trying to classify the great diversity of life. The science of classifying organisms is called taxonomy. Classification is an important step in understanding the present diversity and past evolutionary history of life on Earth.


Q: What is the science of classifying the many organisms on earth called?

 Choices:

- general classification

- terminology

- methodology

- taxonomy

A:
taxonomy
