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Distinguish between ancestral and derived characters.
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BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+INVEST.-CONNECT ACCESS
Ch. 14.1 - What is the relationship between macroevolution...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14.1 - What are some of the challenges in defining...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 14.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14.3 - Distinguish among allopatric, parapatric, and...Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 14.4 - Describe the theories of gradualism and punctuated...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 2MC
Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 14.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 14.6 - Describe the taxonomic hierarchy.Ch. 14.6 - What is the advantage of a cladistics approach...Ch. 14.6 - Distinguish between ancestral and derived...Ch. 14.6 - Prob. 4MCCh. 14.6 - How is a cladogram constructed?Ch. 14.6 - Prob. 6MCCh. 14.7 - Prob. 1MCCh. 14.7 - Prob. 2MCCh. 14 - The biological species concept defines species...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 14 - A mountain range separates a population of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 14 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 14 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 14 - What type of reproductive barrier applies to each...Ch. 14 - Why do species become extinct? Choose a species...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 14 - Which of the groups in figure 1.9 represent...Ch. 14 - On figure 14.20, circle a monophyletic group, a...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1PITCh. 14 - Add fertilization and offspring to this concept...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3PIT
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- List five characters you have that are analogous to characters with the same function but of different ancestral origin in any other species.arrow_forwardNow, assume that tuna and dolphins are sister species. Redraw the phylogenetic tree accordingly. Use hatch marks to indicate the origins of characters 1-6?arrow_forwardExplain how phylogenetic trees are interpreted and created. Explain what types of traitsare used and some of the difficulties associated with reconstructing phylogenetichistories.arrow_forward
- Construct a character matrix with at least five characters for organisms beetle, pigeon, perch, salamander, and a mouse. (Pay attention to eyes, legs, number legs, antennae, body type/form; not limited to here). Then construct a phylogenetic tree using the character matrix and map the synapomorphies.arrow_forwardConstruct a phylogenetic tree.arrow_forwardShould more weight should be given to genetic data or to information derived from comparative anatomy (phenotypes) in regard to taxonomic classification?arrow_forward
- Why don't shared ancestral characters provide evidence for relationships between organisms within a taxon that has those traits?arrow_forwardDevelop a taxonmic key for the following: cat, dog, buffalo,goat, parrot.arrow_forwardPhylogenetic trees are constructed based on Group of answer choices a. shared ancestral characters b. vestigial characters c. homoplastic characters d. cartoon characters e. shared derived characters f. shady charactersarrow_forward
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