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- 1. Multiple Choice
____________________ is an approach to biological classification in which organisms are categorized based on shared derived characteristics that can be traced to a group's most recent common ancestor and are not present in more distant ancestors.
Cladogram
Cladistics
Phylogenetic tree
Family Tree
line graph
- 2. Multiple Choice
_________________ is a diagram used in cladistics which shows relations among organisms.
Line graph
Cladistics
Phylogenetic tree
Family Tree
Cladogram
- 3. Multiple Choice
_________________ is an evolutionary tree is a branching diagram or "tree" showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various biological species or other entities.
Line graph
Cladistics
Phylogenetic tree
Family Tree
Cladogram
- 4. Multiple Choice
From the picture above, What does the species all have in common?
Jaws
Back bone
Same father
Common ancestor
Feathers
- 5. Multiple Choice
From the picture above, What does the species all have in common? ( Except Hagfish)
Jaws
Back bone
lungs
Common mammal
Feathers
- 6. Multiple Choice
From the picture above, What is only trait that is not shared?
Jaws
Back bone
lungs
Common mammal
Feathers
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a way to determine evolutionary relationships?
Chromosome comparisons
Specific epithets
Biochemistry
Geographical distribution
- 8. Multiple Choice
Evolution is the fundamental concept underlying all of biology and is supported by multiple forms of scientific evidence. Which of the following supports evolution?
all sciences
comparative embryology
the government
all of these
none of these
- 9. Multiple Choice
What mechanism did Darwin propose caused evolution?
gradualism
genetic drift
punctuated equilibrium
natural selection
comparative embryology
- 10. Multiple Choice
_______________________ is the evolutionary history of a species.
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic
Comparative Biology
Homoplasy
Gradual evolution
- 11. Multiple Choice
_______________________ is the biological field of study concerned with the analysis of similarities and differences in specific traits between different species.
Synapomorphy
Phylogenetic
Comparative Biology
Homoplasy
Gradual evolution
- 12. Multiple Choice
Darwin’s______________of evolution explains how adaptations may develop in species.
life
theory
law
death
fact
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