Editing Systematics (section)

==Branches and applications==
In the study of biological systematics, researchers use the different branches to further understand the relationships between differing organisms. These branches are used to determine the applications and uses for modern day systematics.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

Biological systematics classifies species by using three specific branches. ''Numerical systematics'', or ''biometry'', uses biological statistics to identify and classify animals. ''Biochemical systematics'' classifies and identifies animals based on the analysis of the material that makes up the living part of a cell—such as the [[Cell nucleus|nucleus]], [[organelle]]s, and [[cytoplasm]]. ''Experimental systematics'' identifies and classifies animals based on the evolutionary units that comprise a species, as well as their importance in evolution itself. Factors such as mutations, genetic divergence, and hybridization all are considered evolutionary units.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.biologydiscussion.com/animals-2/systematics-meaning-branches-and-its-application/32374|title=Systematics: Meaning, Branches and Its Application|date=2016-05-27|work=Biology Discussion|access-date=2017-04-12|language=en-US}}</ref>

With the specific branches, researchers are able to determine the applications and uses for modern-day systematics. These applications include:  
* Studying the diversity of organisms and the differentiation between extinct and living creatures. Biologists study the well-understood relationships by making many different diagrams and "trees" (cladograms, phylogenetic trees, phylogenies, etc.).  
* Including the scientific names of organisms, species descriptions and overviews, taxonomic orders, and classifications of evolutionary and organism histories.
* Explaining the biodiversity of the planet and its organisms. The systematic study is that of conservation.
* Manipulating and controlling the natural world. This includes the practice of 'biological control', the intentional introduction of natural predators and disease.<ref name=":0" />