Question

"Evolution and classification of organisms are interlinked." Give reasons to justify this statement

Answer 1

Evolution is a slow change in the body design and other characteristics of an organism over a long period of period that ultimately cause the formation of new speciation from pre-exiting species. Different forms of organisms/ life have evolved during the course of evolution.

Classification deals with grouping of these organisms into groups and subgroups based on their similarities and differences. The more characteristics any two species have in common more closely they are related/ will have a more recent ancestor and vice versa.Thus, classification helps tracing the evolutionary relationships between the two organisms hence classification and evolution are interlinked.

Answer 2

characteristics of organisms refers to the details of their external and internal appearance or behaviour that distinguish them from one another these characteristic of organisms also form the basis of the classification of organisms the more characteristics two species will have in common the more closely they are related.