Branch, clade and monophyletic group are perfectly synonymous. Select one: True or False

Q: Which of the following is correct? The filaments of water molds and fungi are homologous The…

A: Land plants are also referred to as embryophyte. They contain all the pigments to perform…

Q: What best describes group "B" and the organisms it includes? B

A: Phylogeny refers to the evolutionary history and relationships among different species or groups of…

Q: Create a phylogenic tree and cladogram for the following table of plants and their chracteristics:…

A: Introduction The study of the evolutionary history and relationships between or within groups of…

Q: In the figure below, Taxa I, II and III are as follows:           A. paraphyletic, polyphyletic,…

A: A taxon is a phylogenetic group of organisms. Taxa are defined to aid in identification and…

Q: Compare and contrast the Biological and Morphological Species Concept, including similarities and…

A: Introduction Species concepts were first defined based on morphological traits. Morphological…

Q: The biological species concept primarily focuses on which of the following criteria for defining a…

A: Species are intimately connected to the process of evolution. Evolution is the change in the genetic…

Q: For each combination of species, indicate whether the group they form would be monophyletic,…

A: Monophyletic, paraphyletic, and polyphyletic groups are three ways to classify groups of organisms…

Q: What name is used to describe a species that exhibits the ancestral state for every trait observed?…

A: Species is a group of individuals that can mate together.

Q: - Chlorophytes "Green Algae" (a paraphyletic group) Streptophytes Charophytes Land Plants =…

A: An ancestral charophyte adapted onto land and gave rise to terrestrial plants.

Q: Describe as much as you can  about  morphological and phylogenetic species concepts

A: The process that results in new species, occurs when an ancestral population splits into two or more…

Q: A _____ group includes descendant species that share an immediate common ancestor.

A: Monophyletic groups are important in evolutionary biology because they reflect the true patterns of…

Q: Use the list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names Use any two words and put…

A: Latin and Greek words are used in systematic names for their universality, precision, tradition, and…

Q: In the Illustration, what is the relation of A and B with regard to C? Select one: O a.…

A: Introduction:- A phylogenetic tree is the diagram which shows the evolutionary relationship between…

Q: Bony fishes, frogs, and salamanders all produces eggs surrounded by a gelatinous layer and need to…

A: Phylogenetic tree A phylogeny is another name for a phylogenetic tree. It refers to the diagram that…

Q: tree that includes a homoplasy is more parsimonious than one that includes only homologous…

A: During the course of evolution different groups of species gain or use different traits…

Q: The discovery of a new species cannot change the structure of a previously proposed tree, but can…

A: A phylogenetic tree, also known as a phylogeny, is a diagram that depicts the lines of evolutionary…

Q: Choose the correct descriptions for synapomorphies and apomorphies. 000 Synapomorphy: A derived…

A: A synapomorphy is a shared derived trait that is present in a group of organisms and their common…

Q: Choose about the cladogram/phylogenetic tree/evolutionary steps of plants, or animals or chordates -…

A: The evolutionary step in plants includes pre-Cambrian Era, the Paleozoic Era, the Mesozoic Era, and…

Q: Explain lineages, clades and mechanisms of gene flow between them .

A: Clades is a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features…

Q: Based on chapter 5 of our textbook, shared derived traits are not very helpful in constructing…

A: Cladogram is used to represent relationship between organisms.  Clade is a branch in a cladogram…

Q: If the tree in the figure is rooted at point A Unrooted tree 1 2 B O 1, 2, and 3 form a monophyletic…

A: Sometimes monophyletic group is also called a clade. It includes ancestral taxon and all of its…

Q: polytomy of three taxa indicates three descendants evolved from their immediate common ancestor.…

A: Common ancestor is the organism through which descendants arise. All the descendants evolved from…

Q: Group Flatworms Pine Trees Diatoms Bacteria Fungi Insects Ferns C. Constructing a Phylogenetic Tree…

A: Ans. The phylogetic tree can be constructed based on the shared and derived characteristics between…

Q: Frog Human Dog -Lizard Duck Whale Duck and whale are close relatives. Frog is equally related to…

A: Phylogenic tree is a diagrammatic representation showing evolutionary relationships between…

Q: Species are organized on phylogenetic trees based on their ________ similarities and differences.…

A: Question -Species are organized on phylogenetic trees based on their ________ similarities and…

Evolutionary lineages

An evolutionary lineage is a series of populations of organisms that descend from a common ancestor. Each species in the lineage is the direct consequence of evolutionary change from a common ancestor. A phylogenetic tree is generally used to display lineages visually. Lineages are components of the phylogenetic tree of life. Molecular systematics procedures are widely used to predict lineages.