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Biological Classification: Systematics MCQ

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Question

The recognition that present-day organisms share similarities because of common ancestry is most closely linked with:

  1. A
    Phylogeny
    Correct
  2. B
    Artificial grouping
  3. C
    Only nomenclature
  4. D
    Only morphology

Correct answer

Phylogeny

Explanation

Shared ancestry is a phylogenetic idea, not merely a naming exercise.