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Q: What structure of diatoms accounts for their excellentfossil record?

A: Diatoms possess the characteristics of algae and are unicellular in nature. These microalgae are…

Q: What are protista and fungi in major group?

A: Protista and fungi are important kingdoms. They constitute a large variety of species which are…

Q: Your lab group is assigned an unknown organism to identify to the level of phylum. You have it…

A: phylum cnidaria contains marine species like corrals and jelly fish  phylum porifera also contain…

Q: Showing the diagram of a filamentous blue green algae nostoc?

A: Nostoc belongs to cyanobacteria or blue green algae. These are unicellular, filamentous fresh-water…

Q: What are characteristics of zooflagellates?

A: Zooflagellates are non-photosynthetic flagellates. They are known to assimilate organic material by…

Q: e in common with choanoflagellata ?

A: Animals are also known as  Metazoa, they are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that are responsible…

Q: Does the structure below show homospory or heterospory?

A: Plants are majorly divided into 2 types they are vascular plants and on vascular plants. Non…

Q: How do spirochetes and spirilla differ? O Spirochetes have a rigid, corkscrew shape while spirilla…

A: Spiral bacteria, including the spirilla and spirochetes, are a morphological grouping of prokaryotes…

Q: What are somatotrophs?

A: The pituitary gland or hypophysis is a pea-sized gland found at the base of the brain. It is…

Q: What is the composition of cell wall of diatoms?

A: Diatoms form  the major group of algae, especially microalgae. They are found in seas, waterways,…

Q: What are the components of protista?

A: Protista is a kingdom that contains all unicellular eukaryotic organisms. These organisms have a…

Q: Is the tentacle of an Obelia Polyp made of a single row of cells or multiple rows of cells?

A: Obelia : It is a genus of hydrozoans , a class of mainly marine and freshwater animal species that…

Q: In what way do chytrids and microsporidians differfrom other fungi?

A: The kingdom fungi include yeasts, molds, smuts, rusts, etc. The study of fungi is called mycology.…

Q: What is the mode of reproduction in Pteropsida?

A: Pteropsida is a large group of vascular plants characterized by having parenchymatous leaf gaps in…

Q: Why is this phylum porifera considered just above the protozoan level of organization?

A: The pore carriers or pore carrying species are referred to as "Porifera." Sponges are shown to be…

Animal Phylogeny

Cladistics is a method of biological classification where organisms are classified based on their ancestors and their relationship with them. It is defined as the concepts and methods for determining the branching patterns of evolution and evolutionary history. Some scientists, however, have preferred the term phylogenetic systematics or phylogenetic taxonomy to emphasize the reliance on a phylogeny for classification. It is the most common and accepted method for classifying organisms.