HOW ARE THE AREA OF STUDY -EVOLUTION AND CLASSIFICATION-INTERLINK?

Answer 1

Evolutionary relationships are traced in the classification of organisms. For classification of organisms, we look for similarities among organisms which allows us to group them.

The more characteristics two species will have in common, the more closely they are related. It indicates that more closely two species are related, the more recently they would have had a common ancestor. Thus, classification of species is in fact a reflection of their evolutionary relationship.

Answer 2

The area of study of evolution and classification is interconnected as the process of evolution shapes the diversity of life forms on Earth, and classification provides a system for organizing and understanding this diversity. Evolutionary relationships among organisms are often used to inform classification systems, with similar species being grouped together based on shared ancestry. Understanding evolution helps in constructing accurate classifications, while classification helps in studying evolutionary patterns and relationships among organisms.