NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which best describes how organisms are classified today?
A
according to their biological ancestry
B
according to their reproductive parts
C
according to the person who discovered them
D
according to the habitats where they are found
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Taxonomy is the science by which organisms are classified and placed into hierarchical categories that reflect their evolutionary relationships.

Detailed explanation-2: -Living things are divided into five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera. Living things are divided into five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera. Living things are divided into five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most modern systems of classification are based on evolutionary relationships among organisms – that is, on the organisms’ phylogeny. Classification systems based on phylogeny organize species or other groups in ways that reflect our understanding of how they evolved from their common ancestors.

Detailed explanation-4: -One way of classifying organisms that shows phylogeny is by using the clade. A clade is a group of organisms that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants. Clades are based on cladistics. This is a method of comparing traits in related species to determine ancestor-descendant relationships.

Detailed explanation-5: -Identifying the organisms in domain Eukarya is when classification gets more complicated. Domain Eukarya has four kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista. They are classified based on the complexity of their cellular organization, their ability to obtain nutrients, and their mode of reproduction.

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