Biology 012 Final Exam with complete
solution (Latest exam)
Phylogenetic analysis of HIV and nonhuman SIV demonstrates that HIV is _______ and
SIV is _______ - ANSWER HIV is polyphyletic and SIV is paraphyletic
Humans and Chimps diverged about 6 mya. If 20 nucleotides substitutions have
occurred between humans and chimps of mitochondrial DNA and 30 have occurred
between humans and gorillas, then, according to the molecular clock hypothesis,
humans and gorillas separated ______ mya - ANSWER 9
Four different phylogenetic trees of a group of salamanders have been proposed. Tree
A and B each require 12 homoplasies, but tree A requires 14 synapomorphies and tree
B requires 13 synapomorphies. Tree C requires 15 homoplasies and 13
synapomorphies. Finally, tree D requires 10 homoplasies and 15 synapomorphies.
According to parsimony, which tree is the most accurate? - ANSWER Tree D
Refer to the phylogenetic tree below showing the phylogenetic relationships among
eight species. Red dots show the appearance of derived traits.
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According to the phylogenetic tree, salamanders and mice share _______ of the listed
synapomorphies. - ANSWER two
Refer to the figure.
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This phylogenetic tree is based on - ANSWER DNA sequences of just the viruses at the
tips of the tree.
Which statement about biological classification is false? - ANSWER The same binomial
name may be given to two different organisms as long as they are in different phyla.
The trait that would be least useful in a phylogenetic analysis would be one that: -
ANSWER is easily altered by small changes in diet.
Species A and B have long wings, whereas species C has short wings. Which piece of
evidence would best support the hypothesis that long wings are a synapomorphy? -
, ANSWER fossil evidence showing that the common ancestor of Species A, B and C
had short wings.
Which statement about the phylogenetic tree (Q4) is true? - ANSWER the clade
containing the mouse is sister to the clade containing the chimpanzee.
Some species in a hypothetical family of plants are hermaphrodites, and others have
flowers with separate sexes. What would be most useful in determining which one was
derived first? - ANSWER an outgroup
Scientists have been able to reconstruct DNA sequences in an ancestral archasaur to
produce an ospin protein. Knowledge of the ospin sequence in the ancestral archasaur
provides clues about the animals visual capabilities and probable behavior. Which
conclusion based on their results is false? - ANSWER the ancestral state for this protein
could not be recreated.
Traits in two or more organisms that are similar but not derived from a common
ancestor are called: - ANSWER homoplastic traits.
Which statement about molecular clocks is true? - ANSWER They can give an average
rate of change in an amino acid sequence.
From a survey of martian life, 3 hypothetical species are found; krons, furs, and pars. If
krons and furs are sister species, the tree will have 45 homoplasies. If krons and pars
are sister species, tree will have 52 homoplasies. Krons and pars have red body
patches, krons and furs have striped bodies. According to parsimony, Krons and _____
are sister species, ______ a synapomorphy. - ANSWER furs and striped bodies.
The ______ of a phylogenetic tree represents the common ancestor, the _____
represent places where lineage diverges, and the _____ axis represents time. -
ANSWER root, nodes and horizontal
Consider four species of conifers. Species A and B are sister species. Species C and D
are also sister species. The clade containing A and B is a sister to the clade containing
C and D. Not counting the ancestor how many nodes make up the tree? - ANSWER two
nodes
Unrelated lineages of rodents that moves to islands have increased in size relative to
close relatives that are on the mainland. This increase is an example of _________
which is a type of ________ - ANSWER convergent evolution and homoplasies.
Which of the following does not contribute to evidence that animals share a common
ancestor? - ANSWER all animals are eukaryotes
The bilaterian group of animals are - ANSWER monophyletic and bilaterally symmetrical
solution (Latest exam)
Phylogenetic analysis of HIV and nonhuman SIV demonstrates that HIV is _______ and
SIV is _______ - ANSWER HIV is polyphyletic and SIV is paraphyletic
Humans and Chimps diverged about 6 mya. If 20 nucleotides substitutions have
occurred between humans and chimps of mitochondrial DNA and 30 have occurred
between humans and gorillas, then, according to the molecular clock hypothesis,
humans and gorillas separated ______ mya - ANSWER 9
Four different phylogenetic trees of a group of salamanders have been proposed. Tree
A and B each require 12 homoplasies, but tree A requires 14 synapomorphies and tree
B requires 13 synapomorphies. Tree C requires 15 homoplasies and 13
synapomorphies. Finally, tree D requires 10 homoplasies and 15 synapomorphies.
According to parsimony, which tree is the most accurate? - ANSWER Tree D
Refer to the phylogenetic tree below showing the phylogenetic relationships among
eight species. Red dots show the appearance of derived traits.
/brainhoney/Resource/8291624,8,0,1/Assets/resources/ch21_summative_quiz/
Life11eSQ-Ch21-Q8.jpg
According to the phylogenetic tree, salamanders and mice share _______ of the listed
synapomorphies. - ANSWER two
Refer to the figure.
/brainhoney/Resource/8291624,8,0,1/Assets/resources/ch21_summative_quiz/
Life11eSQ-Ch21-Q12.jpg
This phylogenetic tree is based on - ANSWER DNA sequences of just the viruses at the
tips of the tree.
Which statement about biological classification is false? - ANSWER The same binomial
name may be given to two different organisms as long as they are in different phyla.
The trait that would be least useful in a phylogenetic analysis would be one that: -
ANSWER is easily altered by small changes in diet.
Species A and B have long wings, whereas species C has short wings. Which piece of
evidence would best support the hypothesis that long wings are a synapomorphy? -
, ANSWER fossil evidence showing that the common ancestor of Species A, B and C
had short wings.
Which statement about the phylogenetic tree (Q4) is true? - ANSWER the clade
containing the mouse is sister to the clade containing the chimpanzee.
Some species in a hypothetical family of plants are hermaphrodites, and others have
flowers with separate sexes. What would be most useful in determining which one was
derived first? - ANSWER an outgroup
Scientists have been able to reconstruct DNA sequences in an ancestral archasaur to
produce an ospin protein. Knowledge of the ospin sequence in the ancestral archasaur
provides clues about the animals visual capabilities and probable behavior. Which
conclusion based on their results is false? - ANSWER the ancestral state for this protein
could not be recreated.
Traits in two or more organisms that are similar but not derived from a common
ancestor are called: - ANSWER homoplastic traits.
Which statement about molecular clocks is true? - ANSWER They can give an average
rate of change in an amino acid sequence.
From a survey of martian life, 3 hypothetical species are found; krons, furs, and pars. If
krons and furs are sister species, the tree will have 45 homoplasies. If krons and pars
are sister species, tree will have 52 homoplasies. Krons and pars have red body
patches, krons and furs have striped bodies. According to parsimony, Krons and _____
are sister species, ______ a synapomorphy. - ANSWER furs and striped bodies.
The ______ of a phylogenetic tree represents the common ancestor, the _____
represent places where lineage diverges, and the _____ axis represents time. -
ANSWER root, nodes and horizontal
Consider four species of conifers. Species A and B are sister species. Species C and D
are also sister species. The clade containing A and B is a sister to the clade containing
C and D. Not counting the ancestor how many nodes make up the tree? - ANSWER two
nodes
Unrelated lineages of rodents that moves to islands have increased in size relative to
close relatives that are on the mainland. This increase is an example of _________
which is a type of ________ - ANSWER convergent evolution and homoplasies.
Which of the following does not contribute to evidence that animals share a common
ancestor? - ANSWER all animals are eukaryotes
The bilaterian group of animals are - ANSWER monophyletic and bilaterally symmetrical
