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
A genus with a single species is called
Typical
Polytype
Monotype
Syntype
Solanum and Panthera are
Genus and species
Genus and genus
Species and species
Only species
In the scientific name Homo sapiens, Homo represents the:
Species
Genus
Family
Order
Two different genera are classified in the same taxonomic category family. Which statement is correct about their classification?
The same class, but different species
A different class and different order
The same phylum, but different class
A different kingdom and different phylum
The taxonomic category which comes just after species in ascending order of taxonomic hierarchy is
Family
Genus
Order
Division
Which taxonomic category includes related genera?
Order
Class
Family
Phylum
The concept of genus was proposed by
John Ray
Tourne Fort
Hooker
Bessey
Which of the following taxonomic category is represented by Solanum in the scientific name solanum tuberosum ?
Family
Genus
Order
Division
Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?
Cations are named first, followed by anions.
The oxidation state of a metal is indicated by a Roman numeral in parentheses when necessary.
Numerical prefixes are used to denote the number of atoms of each element in a molecular compound.
The suffix '-ide' is always used for the second element in a binary compound.
Solanum and Panthera are
Genus and species
Genus and genus
Species and species
Only species
