What is the goal of evolutionary classification?

a) to identify the degree of physical similarities among related organisms
b) to classify organisms according to phylogeny rather than physical similarities only
c) to determine environmental changes that initiated adaptive responses
d) to analyze different physical structures that are used in similar ways


Answer: b) to classify organisms according to phylogeny rather than physical similarities only

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