Q: What is the evolutionary history of a group of related organisms called?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Linnaeus classified organisms based on obvious physical traits. Basically, organisms were grouped together if they looked alike. After Darwin published his theory of evolution in the 1800s, scientists looked for a way to classify organisms that showed phylogeny. Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a group of related organisms. It is represented by a phylogenetic tree , like the one in Figure below .

 Choices:

- lineage

- superfamily

- ancestry

- phylogeny


A:
phylogeny