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 the scientific name Homo sapiens, Homo represents the:
Species
Genus
Family
Order
Which of the following taxonomic categories represents the highest level of diversity?
Phylum
Class
Kingdom
Order
Which of these represents the correct hierarchical sequence (from broader to narrower)?
Order, Class, Phylum
Class, Phylum, Order
Phylum, Class, Order
Order, Phylum, Class
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
A taxon is:
Specifically a group of species
Only used for plants
A group of organisms at any level of taxonomic hierarchy
Only used for animals
Which taxonomic category includes related genera?
Order
Class
Family
Phylum
Which taxonomic category is immediately below 'Class' in the hierarchical classification?
Family
Genus
Order
Phylum
A group of closely related species forms a:
Family
Order
Genus
Class
Taxonomic studies consider a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities as a:
Genus
Family
Species
Order
The basic unit of classification is:
Genus
Species
Family
Order
