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ZOO 102 Foundations of Animal Systematics and Phylogeny Objective Question

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Which field of biology is specifically dedicated to classifying organisms and understanding their evolutionary relationships?
Options
A Animal systematics
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B Ethology
C Cytology
D Physiology
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Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Animal systematics is defined as the field dedicated to classifying and understanding evolutionary relationships among animals. Ethology focuses on behavior, while systematics uses behavior as one of many data types to build trees.

Hint

This field encompasses both taxonomy and phylogeny.

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