Which statement correctly explains the relationship between taxonomic categories and phylogenetic classification?
Taxonomic categories are arbitrary and have no relationship to phylogeny.
Taxonomic categories always perfectly match the branching patterns of phylogenetic trees.
Taxonomic categories ideally reflect evolutionary relationships revealed through phylogenetic analysis.
Phylogenetic analysis is used to create taxonomic categories, but they don't necessarily reflect evolutionary relationships.
Related Questions
Choose the correct sequence in the hierarchy of taxonomic categories in descending order.
Species-genus-family-order-class-division
Division-order-class-family-genus-species
Division-class-family-order-genus-species
Division-class-order-family-genus-species
Which one of the following taxonomic categories top the hierarchy of categories?
Kingdom
Domain
Species
Class
Statement 1: There are seven obligate categories in hierarchy of taxonomyStatement 2: Other categories of similar type can be called as intermediate categories
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False
Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True
Which one is the correct hierarchical order in Taxonomy?
Kingdom>phylum/division>class>order>family>genus
Kingdom>phylum/division>class>order>genus>species.
Kingdom>phylum/division>class>order>family>genus>species.
phylum/division>class>order>family>genus>species.
A group of inbreeding plant or animals is
Order
Species
Family
Genus
Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence.
Genus
Species
Phylum
Kingdom
Which one is species?
Cannis
Pisum
Leo
Carnivora
 Solanum and Panthera are
Genus and species         Â
Genus and genus
Species and species
Only species
Which is not a category?
Asteraceae/Fabaceae
Species
Phylum
Class
Which of the following is a category?
Division
Phylum
Viruses
Both (a) and (b)
