A. homoplasy
B. homology
C. orthology
D. paralogy
A. homoplasy
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following can be a useful synapomorphy for a clade?
A. Limbs
B. Hair
C. Mammary glands
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
3 multiple choice options
,Which of the following groups includes ancestral species and all of their descendants?
A. Monophyletic
B. Paraphyletic
C. Polyphyletic
D. Both a and b
A. Monophyletic
3 multiple choice options
Which one of the following is the best way to evaluate the hypothesis about the
phylogenetic relationships among different organisms?
A. By comparing the DNA sequences of organisms
B. By comparing their embryological processes
C. By cloning living organisms
D. None of above
A. By comparing the DNA sequences of organisms
,identify the incorrect statement regarding phylogenies:
A. It is a diagram that represents evolutionary relationships among organisms
B. In trees, two species are more related if they have a more recent common ancestor
C. Phylogenetic trees are scientific facts of nature
D. All ancestral species should share characteristics that evolved in that ancestor
C. Phylogenetic trees are scientific facts of nature
3 multiple choice options
, Based on the given tree diagram, which of the following statements is true?
A. Humans are closely related to elephants
B. Cows are more closely related to pigs than whales
C. Hedgehogs are closely related to aardvarks
D. Humans are closely related to chimpanzees
D. Humans are closely related to chimpanzees