Phylogeny

Question 1

Phylogeny

Answer 1

Evolutionary history of a group of species or group of related species

Question 2

Systematics

Answer 2

Classifies organisms and determines their evolutionary relationships
Fossil, molecular, and genetic data to infer evolutionary relationships

Question 3

Taxonomy

Answer 3

Ordered division and naming of organisms

Question 4

Binomial

Answer 4

2 part naming system of species

Developed by Carolus Linnaeus

Question 5

Branch point

Answer 5

Divergence of 2 species

Question 6

Sister taxa

Answer 6

Groups that share an immediate common ancestor

Question 7

Rooted tree

Answer 7

Includes a branch that represents the last common ancestor of all taxa in the tree

Question 8

Basal taxon

Answer 8

Diverges early in the history of a group and originates near the common ancestor of the group

Question 9

Polytomy

Answer 9

Branch from which more than 2 groups emerge

Question 10

Early taxonomy

Answer 10

2 kingdoms: plants and animals

Question 11

5 kingdoms

Answer 11

Monera (prokaryotes), protista, plantae, fungi, and anamalia

Question 12

3 domains

Answer 12

Bacteria, archaea, eukarya

Question 13

Monophyletic group

Answer 13

Common ancestor

All descendants

Question 14

Paraphyletic group

Answer 14

Common ancestor

Not all descendants

Question 15

Polyphyletic group

Answer 15

2 or more ancestors