Question

how would you choose between two characteristics to be used for developing a hierarchy in classification

Answer 1

We can choose different characteristics in a developing heirachry by their evolutionary theory and get their feedback about his life cycle

Answer 2

For developing a hierarchy of classification, we choose the fundamental characteristics among several other charecteristics. We need to look at the fact it given character is present in a small number of organism. By choosing the basic characteristic, we can make broad divisions in living organism as the next level of characteristic is dependent on these. This goes on to form a hierarchy of characteristics.