How are similarities and differences in characteristics of organisms important in the application of taxonomy

Explanation:

Taxonomy is a field of plant systematics which is associated with the identification, arrangement and classification of the organism.

The classification of the organism is based on the morphological characteristics of the organism. These morphological characteristics of the organism are compared with the characteristics of the other organisms. The organism is classified based on similarities and differences.

Thus, the similarities and differences play an important role in the taxonomy.

the sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including dna and rna. this backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality of the molecule.

the answer is c because it is most logical.