Quiz about Phylogenetic Classification

Question 1

__________ is the method of making evolutionary trees based on comparisons of traits of ancestor and descendant species.

Accepted Answer

Cladistics

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Cladogram

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Claddagh

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Clade

Question 2

Humans are more closely related to?

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Option B is correct

Accepted Answer

I prefer not to answer

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 3

The main goal of ________ systems is to group the species based on similarities in physical traits.

Accepted Answer

Linnaean

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Biological

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Phylogenetic

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Anatomic

Question 4

In a phylogenetic tree, the branching points represent common ancestors.

Accepted Answer

Yes

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NO

Question 5

Ancestor-descendant trees are also known as cladograms.

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True

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False

Question 6

A group of related organisms that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants is called a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

Clade

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Family

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Homies

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Clan

Question 7

Phylogeny is usually represented by a tree diagram called a _________ - _____

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Phylogenetic Tree

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Genetic Line

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Photographic Queue

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Future Babies

Question 8

The main goal of ________ systems is to group the species based on how they look similarly.

Accepted Answer

Linnaean

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Physical

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Molecular

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Phylogenetic

Question 9

____________ is the evolutionary history of a group of related organisms.

Accepted Answer

Phylogeny

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Cladogram

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jignels

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Question 10

A___________is a group of organisms that includes an ancestor species and all of its descendants.

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Clade

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Cade

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Clad

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Chad

Question 11

Birds are most closely related to what other animals?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 12

Reptiles and birds have a common_________, and are therefore placed in the same clade.

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Ancestor

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Parent

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Descendant

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Baby

Question 13

Two or more species occupying the same or overlapping areas are called ____________.

Accepted Answer

Biodiversity

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Cladograms

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Niche

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Territory

Question 14

A cladogram is also known as the true evolutionary tree.

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False

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True

Question 15

A cladogram is based on evolutionary relationships.

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True

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False

Question 16

An example of an ancestral trait in humans is the color of your skin.

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Yes, because I got the color is a mix of the DNA from my ancestors

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No, because my skin color is a different

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I don't know

Question 17

The more distant the relationship between two unrelated species, the farther back in time they shared a common ancestor.

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False

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True

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C.

Question 18

Are the nucleic acid base sequences directly related to the evolution?

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Yes, the sequences change over the course of time

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No, if we came from monkeys why are there still monkeys?

Question 19

A common ancestor is the last ancestor species that two descendant species shared before they took different evolutionary paths.

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Yes

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No

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C.

Question 20

An example of a derived trait in us is the length of the Radius around our Ulna.

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Yes

Answer

No

Question 21

The more distant the relationship between you and relatives in your own generation, the farther in the past you shared a common ancestor, but suddenly someone pulls an Alabama and what now? (just select everything)

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"Oh...gosh I don't know"

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*Rip sleeves of all shirts* "Fish can't feel"

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*Running down the streets* "WE MUST KEEP PURE!!!"

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*Checks out cousinsonly.com*

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"Denham's Dentifrice! Denham's Dentifrice! Dentifrice! Dentifrice! Denham's Dentifrice!"

Question 22

Your most recent common ancestor with any siblings you may have is a shared parent....right?

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Yes

Answer

No

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C.

Question 23

Binomial nomenclature refers to the method of naming species with two names, consisting of the________ name and _________name.

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Genus, Species

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Kingdom, Species

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Family, Order

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Species, Subspecies

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Phylum, Class

Question 24

Both ______ and _______ kingdoms are subdivided into smaller and smaller categories of organisms in a Linnaean taxonomy.

Accepted Answer

Animals and PLants

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Humans and everything else

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Eukarya and Protista

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Fungi and Plants

Phylogenetic Classification

25 questions

__________ is the method of making evolutionary trees based on comparisons of traits of ancestor and descendant species.

Humans are more closely related to?

The main goal of ________ systems is to group the species based on similarities in physical traits.

In a phylogenetic tree, the branching points represent common ancestors.

Ancestor-descendant trees are also known as cladograms.

A group of related organisms that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants is called a(n) _____.

Phylogeny is usually represented by a tree diagram called a _____ - _

The main goal of ________ systems is to group the species based on how they look similarly.

____________ is the evolutionary history of a group of related organisms.

A___________is a group of organisms that includes an ancestor species and all of its descendants.

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