A В 1. systematics 2. taxonomy 3. identification 4. nomenclature 5. classification 6. description A. binomials B. group of organisms C. evolutionary history D. unique features E. shared derived characteristics F. numerical taxonomy 7. dichotomous key G. primitive 8. cladogram 9. scientific names H. species concept I. Presents two choices based on the key characteristics of the organisms. J. Assignment of attributes or features to a 10. taxon taxon. 11. phylogeny K. Associating an unknown taxon to a known one. 12. phenetic L. Arrangement of entities into some type of order. 13. apomorphies M. Assignment of names utilizing a formal system. N. Conceptually represents evolutionary pattern of descent. O. Describes biodiversity. P. Human verbal speech Q. outgroup R. Carl Linnaeus 14. synapomorphies 15. plesiomorphic and analyses Earth's

A В 1. systematics 2. taxonomy 3. identification 4. nomenclature 5. classification 6. description A. binomials B. group of organisms C. evolutionary history D. unique features E. shared derived characteristics F. numerical taxonomy 7. dichotomous key G. primitive 8. cladogram 9. scientific names H. species concept I. Presents two choices based on the key characteristics of the organisms. J. Assignment of attributes or features to a 10. taxon taxon. 11. phylogeny K. Associating an unknown taxon to a known one. 12. phenetic L. Arrangement of entities into some type of order. 13. apomorphies M. Assignment of names utilizing a formal system. N. Conceptually represents evolutionary pattern of descent. O. Describes biodiversity. P. Human verbal speech Q. outgroup R. Carl Linnaeus 14. synapomorphies 15. plesiomorphic and analyses Earth's

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter24: Systematics And Phylogenetics: Revealing The Tree Of Life

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You are photojournalist in a science magazine. For its next issue, you have been assigned to feature the difference between 3- Domain Scheme from 5-Kingdom Scheme of classification of living things. Using your knowledge and concept of taxonomy. a. the 3-domain scheme, description of each and sample organisms;b. the 5-kingdom scheme, description of each and sample organisms; andc. includes the technologies used as basis in the shifting of the classification from the kingdom scheme to domain scheme.
Which of the following is TRUE about a phylogenetic tree? It provides a drawing the reflects the proven relationships between living and extinct species. b It provides a hypothetical model of the relationships between extinct species. c It provides a hypothetical model of the relationships between living and extinct species. d It a diagram used by scientists that provides a model of evolutionary relationships without the need for scientific data.
A good “phylogenetic” species is one that is A. The smallest diagnosable cluster of organisms within which there is a pattern of ancestry and descent B. The most inclusive population of individuals having the potential for phenotypic cohesion through intrinsic cohesion mechanisms. C. Morphologically distinctive from other groups of organisms D. An actually or potentially interbreeding group that is reproductively isolated from other such groups.
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People studying fossils have to employ which of the following species concepts? a. The Morphospecies Concept b. The Biological Species Concept c. The Phylogenetic Species Concept d. The Physical Species Concept
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