Question

Evolution and classification is interlinked. Justify the statement.

Answer 1

• classification of organisms is a reflection of their evolutionary relationship

• more no. of traits two organisms have in common, the more closely they are related.

• the more closely they are related, the more recent they have a common ancestor.
• similarities among organisms help them to group together and make their study easier.

Answer 2

Evolution and classification is interlinked. Justify the statement.

The two species having most common characteristic are considered to be closely related and have originated from common ancestor.

The modern classification is based on the phylogenetic resemblance between the spaces.

Systematics is the branch of taxonomy which deals with the classification of living beings on the basis of evolution