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1
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A derived character shared by members of a clade is formally called a ______.

A

Synapomorphy

2
Q

The man who developed the present system of classification was

A

Linnaeus

3
Q

A branching diagram who’s branches represent real lineages that occurred in the evolutionary past is called a _______.

A

Phylogenetic tree

4
Q

Which of the following terms is not relevant to cladistic systematics

A

Adaptive zone

5
Q

Unlike ancestral character states, variant forms of characters that arose later within the group are named _______ character

A

Derived

6
Q

True/False

The major criteria used for recognizing taxa in the evolutionary taxonomy are common descent and amount adaptive evolutionary change

A

True

7
Q

True/False

Character states that are found in a study group but are absent form an outgroup are defined as ancestral characters

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False

8
Q

True/False

A taxon is monophyletic if it includes the most recent common ancestor of a group organisms and some but not all of the descendants of that ancestor

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False

9
Q

Which of the following is no longer an important criterion for species recognition?

A

Possession of defining organismal features

10
Q

Which of the following concepts of species is most compatible with the goals of cladistic systematics

A

Phylogenetic