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
In a taxonomic hierarchy, family is interprepated between
Kingdom and class
Class and order
Order and genus
Class and genus
Taxonomic hierarchy refers to
Stepwise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals
A group of senior taxonomists, who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals
A list of botanists or zoologists, who have worked on taxonomy of a species or group
Classification of a species based on fossil record
The taxonomic category which comes just after species in ascending order of taxonomic hierarchy is
Family
Genus
Order
Division
Which taxonomic category is just above the level of Family?
Genus
Class
Order
Phylum
Which of the following is the correct hierarchical sequence of taxonomic categories?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Domain
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species
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
In which of the following, the usual taxonomic hierarchy is not followed?
Polypetalae and Gamopetalae
Gamopetalae and Monochlamydae
Monochlamydae and monocots
None of the above
Consider the hierarchical categories: Family, Order, Genus, and Species. Which represents the most inclusive category followed by the most exclusive in the correct order?
Genus, Family
Family, Species
Order, Species
Species, Order
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
Taxonomic hierarchy refer to
A group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals
Stepwise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals
A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on taxonomy of a species or group
Classification of species based on fossil record
