Question

The treatment of various types of taxonomic data by computerized methods is

• A. Classical taxonomy
• B. Chemical taxonomy
• C. Numerical taxonomy
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C Numerical taxonomy

• Numerical Taxonomy which is carried out using computerized or mathematical methods and numerical evaluation of the similarities or affinities between taxonomic units.
  
• The study of chemical variation in different organisms and their relationships and this approach of taxonomy in which chemical features of plants are used in developing classification or in solving taxonomic problems is called chemical taxonomy.
• One of the earliest was classical taxonomy, in which organisms were categorized first into larger, then more specific groups.

So the correct option is 'Numerical taxonomy'.