what are modern classification system based on
classification, Modern classification is part of the broader science of. taxonomy, the study of the relationships of organisms, which includes collection, preservation, and study of specimens, and analysis of data provided by various areas of biological research.
Scientific Classification. 1  Although the system of classification continues to be modified, Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish plant scientist, is generally credited with inventing the current system. 2  Animals with exoskeletons like insects and crabs are part of the Phylum Arthropoda and are often called arthropods.