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.
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Five kingdom scheme to classify living being was given by
J B S Haldane
G G Simpson
E Mayr
R H Whittaker
A taxonomist is studying a newly discovered organism. They find it to be eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, with chitinous cell walls and exhibiting absorptive nutrition. Based solely on these characteristics, to which of the following taxonomic groups could the organism most precisely be assigned?
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Domain Eukarya
Class Ascomycetes
In five kingdom classification the unicellular prokaryotic organisms were classified under kingdom
Protista
Monera
Animalia
Plantae
What name would be suggested for phylum in classification of plants?
Phylum
Sub-division
Division
Both (b) and (c )
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
Who has proposed five kingdom system of classification?
RH Whittaker
Simpson
Haldane
Bentham and Hooker
Who has proposed five kingdom system of classification?
RH Whittaker
Simpson
Haldane
Bentham and Hooker
