Topic 1-1, Chapter 15

Which order does the animal in the diagram belong to?

• Primates

• Rodentia

• Carnivora

• Cetacea

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Which kingdom includes multicellular organisms that are typically mobile?

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Protista

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Which kingdom includes organisms like butterflies and mammals?

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Protista

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What is a phylogenetic tree?

• A diagram of food chains

• A hypothesis of evolutionary relationships

• A chart of population growth

• A map of geographical distribution

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What do homologous structures and molecular sequences provide evidence for?

• Common ancestry

• Genetic mutation

• Environmental adaptation

• Random variation

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Convergent evolution occurs in which type of environments?

• Similar environments

• Different environments

• Isolated environments

• Random environments

What does convergent evolution produce in organisms?

• Similar adaptations

• Different adaptations

• Identical genetic codes

• Unique behaviors

What is a shared ancestral character?

• A trait common to members of a clade, originating in an ancestor not part of the clade

• A trait unique to one member of a clade

• A trait found only in the ancestors of a clade

• A trait that is not found in any ancestor

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What is revised as new data accumulate in phylogenetic studies?

• The number of species.

• The hypotheses.

• The color of the trees.

• The size of the trees.

What does parsimony help to minimize in phylogenetic trees?

• The number of species.

• The number of evolutionary changes.

• The number of branches.

• The number of colors.