Although there have been many extinction events throughout history, the number of taxonomic families today is at its highest, compared to historical times.   Group of answer choices True False

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A: Carolus Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature and taxonomic classification both. The former…

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A: Introduction  Phylogeny is the branch of systematics which deals with the classification of animals…

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A: There are 7 different taxonomical ranks in which organisms are grouped :  kingdom, phylum or…

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A: In biology, taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining and classifying groups of…

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A: A cladogram is a diagrammatic representation of the relationships between certain organisms. A clade…

Q: Paraphyletic groups

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A: Modern taxonomic classification system has 8 main levels.  Domain     Kingdom        Phylum…

Q: what changed would our scientific community experience without a taxonomic naming system?

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Q: What are potential applications of cladistics and phylogenetics? Select all that apply.

A: Answer: CLADISTICS AND PHYLOGENETICS : It is defined as the classification of species and genera…

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A: Speciation is the process by which new species emerge from existing populations.

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A: Evolution is change in heritable characteristics of species over period of generation.

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A: Cladogram analysis i.e., diagram of hierarchically branching is called as Cladistic analysis, which…

Q: Which level of classification is the LEAST inclusive? Group of answer choices phylum kingdom family…

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Q: Organisms within the same family interbreed in nature. * True False Organisms in the same kingdom…

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Q: The numbers on this phylogeny represent what component of a phylogenetic tree? A в сD a. Nodes b.…

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A: Evolution is a natural process that includes several changes over many generations in the…

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A: Evolution is defined as the change in trait of individuals over a period of time.

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A: Phylogenetic tree is that tree in which there are found evolutionary relationship between the taxons…

Q: A phylogenetic tree represents...  a hypothesis about evolutionary relationships a branch point for…

A: A phylogenetic tree is the branching tree like diagrammatic representation of the relationships…

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Q: In the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus published a system for classifying living things, which has been…

A: Answer:  SIX KINGDOM CLASSIFICATION = This is the classification of all organisms exist on earth…

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A: The genus is the taxonomical hierarchy, which is above the species and below the family. The genus…

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Q: In numerical taxonomy, the from both organisms being compared. coefficient involves the proportion…

A: Jaccard coefficient Statistic used for gauging the similarity and diversity of sample sets.  The…

Q: Which of the phylogenetic trees below represent the same evolutionary relationships? Tree 1 Tree 2…

A: A phylogenetic tree represents the evolutionary relationships (origin, similarities and…

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Q: How does a phylogenetic tree relate to the passing of time? Some organisms that appear very closely…

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Q: Gene flow is necessary for speciation to take place. Group of answer choices True False

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Q: Originally, the main task of taxonomists was to discover new species and give them unique names. In…

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Q: Which one of the following statements is not true?   Speciation is the process of creating new…

A: A species is a group of organisms that have genetic similarities, may interbreed, and are hence…

Q: During phylogenetic reconstruction, we used to resolve conflicting trees.     -the principle of…

A: A phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a group of items. provided that this can truly be…

Q: In terms of classification of organisms, it can be said that the living things on Earth are very…

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A: EVOLUTION It is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies…

Q: Subspecies

A: taxon is the one or many more of a group of population of an organism seen by taxonomist to form a…