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Mammals have both a vertebral column and hair. Which of the following statements best illustrate the nature of these two characteristics present in mammals?
A) Both the vertebral column and hair are shared ancestral characters.
B) The vertebral column is a shared derived character but hair is neither a shared ancestral or shared derived character.
C) The vertebral column is a shared ancestral character and hair is a shared derived charcter.
D) Both the vertebral column and hair are shared derived characters.
E) The vertebral column is a shared derived character and hair is a shared ancestral character.
2.
A species or group of species from an evolutionary lineage that is known to have diverged before the lineage that includes the species wer are studing.
A) outgroup
B) ingroup
C) analogy
D) homology
E) homoplasies
3.
The common housefly belongs to all the following taxa. Assuming you had access to textbooks or other scientific literature specific for each taxon level, which of tghe following would provide you with the greatest amount of detailed information about the housefly?
A) Order Diptera
B) Class Insecta
C) Phylum Arthropoda
D) Family Muscidae
E) Genus Musca
4.
If two organisms belong to the same class, they would also belong to the smae _________.
A) Family
B) Order
C) Phylum
D) Genus
E) Species
5.
A __________ taxon consists of an ancestral species and all its descendants.
A) Monophyletic
B) paraphyletic
C) polyphaletic
6.
A ___________ group consists of taxa which do not share the same ancestor.
A) Monophyletic
B) Paraphyletic
C) Polyphyletic
7.
Who is credited with the binominal system of nomenclature?
A) Opalin and Haldane
B) Carolus Linnaeus
C) Sean B. Carroll
D) David Kingsley
E) Stanley Miller
8.
A ___________ group consists of an ancestral species and some, but not all, of its of its descendants.
A) monophyletic
B) paraphyletic
C) polyphyletic
9.
The correct sequence form the most comprehensive (has greatest number of organisms) to the least comprehensive (has lesser number of organisms) of the taxonomic levels listed here is ....
A) Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Kingdom, Genus, Species
B) Family, Phylum, Class, Kingdom, Order, Species, Genus
C) Phylum, Kingdom, Order, Class, Species, Family, Genus
D) Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
E) Kingdom, Phylum Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
10.
The marsupial Australian mole and the North American mole look similar and live in similar habitats, however, they are not very closely related. They are a good example of ....
A) divergent evolution
B) sympatric speciation
C) adaptative radiation
D) convergent evolution
E) exaptation
A) Both the vertebral column and hair are shared ancestral characters.
B) The vertebral column is a shared derived character but hair is neither a shared ancestral or shared derived character.
C) The vertebral column is a shared ancestral character and hair is a shared derived charcter.
D) Both the vertebral column and hair are shared derived characters.
E) The vertebral column is a shared derived character and hair is a shared ancestral character.
2.
A species or group of species from an evolutionary lineage that is known to have diverged before the lineage that includes the species wer are studing.
A) outgroup
B) ingroup
C) analogy
D) homology
E) homoplasies
3.
The common housefly belongs to all the following taxa. Assuming you had access to textbooks or other scientific literature specific for each taxon level, which of tghe following would provide you with the greatest amount of detailed information about the housefly?
A) Order Diptera
B) Class Insecta
C) Phylum Arthropoda
D) Family Muscidae
E) Genus Musca
4.
If two organisms belong to the same class, they would also belong to the smae _________.
A) Family
B) Order
C) Phylum
D) Genus
E) Species
5.
A __________ taxon consists of an ancestral species and all its descendants.
A) Monophyletic
B) paraphyletic
C) polyphaletic
6.
A ___________ group consists of taxa which do not share the same ancestor.
A) Monophyletic
B) Paraphyletic
C) Polyphyletic
7.
Who is credited with the binominal system of nomenclature?
A) Opalin and Haldane
B) Carolus Linnaeus
C) Sean B. Carroll
D) David Kingsley
E) Stanley Miller
8.
A ___________ group consists of an ancestral species and some, but not all, of its of its descendants.
A) monophyletic
B) paraphyletic
C) polyphyletic
9.
The correct sequence form the most comprehensive (has greatest number of organisms) to the least comprehensive (has lesser number of organisms) of the taxonomic levels listed here is ....
A) Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Kingdom, Genus, Species
B) Family, Phylum, Class, Kingdom, Order, Species, Genus
C) Phylum, Kingdom, Order, Class, Species, Family, Genus
D) Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
E) Kingdom, Phylum Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
10.
The marsupial Australian mole and the North American mole look similar and live in similar habitats, however, they are not very closely related. They are a good example of ....
A) divergent evolution
B) sympatric speciation
C) adaptative radiation
D) convergent evolution
E) exaptation