The Evolutionary History of a Group of Organisms is Called

Question

The evolutionary history of a group of organisms is called its ________ and it is inferred from ________.
A) taxonomy / phenotype
B) phylogeny / nucleotide sequence data
C) phylogeny / phenotype
D) taxonomy / morphology

Accepted Answer

Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a group of organisms and it is inferred from nucleotide sequence data, such as DNA or RNA sequences. Taxonomy is the classification and naming of organisms, while phenotype is the physical and observable characteristics of an organism. Morphology refers to the form and structure of organisms, but alone it may not provide enough information to infer evolutionary relationships.