The process of characterisng new organism with the aid of taxonomic keys is referred as
Classification
Nomenclature
Identification
Taxonomy
As we have learned
Identification -
Process of assigning a correct name (pre- existing taxon) and place of an organism in the system of classification.
- wherein
Carried out by determining similarities with already known organisms.
Identification helps in classification of unknown organisms using manual or computerized methods invloving identification keys