Ask a Teacher

Search



how are the areas of study evolution and classification inter related ?
Classification systems help to clarify relationships among organisms; they help us remember organisms and their traits; they enable us to communicate clearly the identity of organisms being studied; they improve our predictive powers; and they provide stable names.

Taxonomic systems used by biologists are hierarchical, that is, each higher group contains all the groups below it.

A major goal of biological classification systems is to reflect evolutionary relationships among organisms. Many different traits are used to classify organisms because no one type of information is always the most appropriate. Knowing phylogenetic relationships is essential for interpreting the evolution of traits of organisms.


comments powered by Disqus