OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
EVOLUTION
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Question
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Which best describes the grouping of organisms based on their common descent?
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evolutionary classification
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traditional classification
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binomial nomenclature
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derived characteristics
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists group organisms based on shared traits, or common ancestors, often with the use of a phylogenetic tree. These groupings are called taxonomies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Classifying organisms on the basis of descent from a common ancestor is called phylogenetic classification .
Detailed explanation-3: -In scientific terms, the evolutionary history and relationship of an organism or group of organisms is called phylogeny.
Detailed explanation-4: -A group of taxa that includes a common ancestor and all of its descendants is called a monophyletic group, or a clade.
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