John wants to show the evolutionary relationship between a lion and a cat and group them based on their similarities and a common ancestor. which of these is the best and simplest method to represent this information?
cladistic analysis
taxonomy
tree of life

John can use Cladistic Analysis as an approach to trace the classifications of the lion and cat because he can trace a common ancestor for them due to the cat and the lion having the same characteristics and traits. They are considered to be closely related because they share a common ancestor which means that they are closely connected. The earliest discovery of using this method was by Peter Chalmers Mitchell in 1901 as he was studying how different types of birds belong to the same ancestry.