Question

Biosystematics aims at

• A. Identification and arrangement of organisms on the basic of their cytological characteristics.
• B. The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characteristics.
• C. Delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships.
• D. The classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of study.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of study.

Systematics is a branch of biology which deals with the study of diversity in the organisms. It is concerned with the study of the diversity of plants, animals and the other life forms. Biosystematics deals with the evolutionary relationships on the basis of anatomy, physiology, etc. It is used for the classification of the organisms/plants on the basis of their history and phylogenetic studies in order to place them in a specific hierarchical rank.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.