A method called ____ uses diagrams to group species based on their shared characteristics.
A)taxonomy
B)cladistics
C)phylogeny
D)comparative morphology
E)exaptation

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Cladistics is a method of organizing and classifying species based on their evolutionary relationships and shared characteristics. It uses diagrams called cladograms to visually represent the relationships between species. Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing and classifying organisms, and it can be used in conjunction with cladistics. Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of organisms. Comparative morphology is the comparison of the anatomy and structure of different organisms, and exaptation is the process by which existing structures evolve for new purposes. None of these methods specifically use diagrams to group species based on shared characteristics, except for cladistics.

A Method Called ____ Uses Diagrams to Group Species Based