The Evolutionary Relationship Among Organisms is Known As

Question

The evolutionary relationship among organisms is known as
A) taxonomy.
B) phylogeny.
C) paraphyly.
D) synapomorphy.
E) homoplasy.

Accepted Answer

The term used to describe the evolutionary relationships among organisms is phylogeny. Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing, and classifying species, while paraphyly refers to a group of organisms that does not include all of the descendants of a common ancestor. Synapomorphy is a shared derived trait that is present in two or more taxa and originated in their most recent common ancestor. Homoplasy refers to the independent evolution of similar traits in different lineages, often due to convergent evolution or evolutionary reversal.