Question 1

Whose scientists first identified two forms of the mosquito "species"?

Accepted Answer

A)  American 
B)  French 
C)  British 
D)  Dutch 
A)  American 
B)  French 
C)  British 
D)  Dutch

Question 2

Which taxon includes an ancestor with some of its descendants?

Accepted Answer

A)  monophyletic 
B)  paraphyletic 
C)  polyphyletic 
D)  both monophyletic and polyphyletic 
A)  monophyletic 
B)  paraphyletic 
C)  polyphyletic 
D)  both monophyletic and polyphyletic

Question 3

Match each of the following terms with its definition or description.
-a derived character state found in two or more species

Accepted Answer

A) monophyletic taxon 
B) polyphyletic taxon 
C) paraphyletic taxon 
D) homology 
E) convergent evolution
F)homoplasy
G)phylogeny
H)apomorphy
I)synapomorphy
J)outgroup 
A) monophyletic taxon 
B) polyphyletic taxon 
C) paraphyletic taxon 
D) homology 
E) convergent evolution
F)homoplasy
G)phylogeny
H)apomorphy
I)synapomorphy
J)outgroup

Question 4

What does molecular phylogenetic analysis help to pinpoint that is helpful to public health workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  the countries of infectious diseases' origins 
B)  the cure for infectious diseases 
C)  the causes of infectious diseases 
D)  the origins of infectious diseases 
A)  the countries of infectious diseases' origins 
B)  the cure for infectious diseases 
C)  the causes of infectious diseases 
D)  the origins of infectious diseases

Question 5

What did Linnaeus use to classify organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  their evolutionary similarities 
B)  their morphological similarities 
C)  their physiological similarities 
D)  their genetic similarities 
A)  their evolutionary similarities 
B)  their morphological similarities 
C)  their physiological similarities 
D)  their genetic similarities

Question 6

Which of these statements best describes a paraphyletic taxon?

Accepted Answer

A)  includes species from different evolutionary lineages 
B)  includes an ancestral species and all its descendants 
C)  includes an ancestral species and only some of its descendants 
D)  includes only the ancestral species 
A)  includes species from different evolutionary lineages 
B)  includes an ancestral species and all its descendants 
C)  includes an ancestral species and only some of its descendants 
D)  includes only the ancestral species

Question 7

Whose researcher first reported variation in mosquitoes?

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  Dutch 
C)  American 
D)  British 
A)  French 
B)  Dutch 
C)  American 
D)  British

Question 8

Which of the following can be useful when understanding the potential relationship between animal species that are not morphologically distinct?

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological characteristics 
B)  evolutionary analysis 
C)  genetics analysis 
D)  behavioural characteristics 
A)  physiological characteristics 
B)  evolutionary analysis 
C)  genetics analysis 
D)  behavioural characteristics

Exam 19: Systematics and Phylogenetics: Revealing the Tree of Life

Whose scientists first identified two forms of the mosquito "species"?

Which taxon includes an ancestor with some of its descendants?

Match each of the following terms with its definition or description. -a derived character state found in two or more species

What does molecular phylogenetic analysis help to pinpoint that is helpful to public health workers?

What did Linnaeus use to classify organisms?

Which of these statements best describes a paraphyletic taxon?

Whose researcher first reported variation in mosquitoes?

Which of the following can be useful when understanding the potential relationship between animal species that are not morphologically distinct?

Light and Life

The Cell: an Overview

Energy and Enzymes

Cell Membranes and Signaling

Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis

Cell Cycles

Genetic Recombination

The Chromosomal Basis of Mendelian Inheritance

Genetic Linkage, Sex-Linkage, and Other Non-Mendelian Inheritance Mechanisms

DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair

Gene Structure Expression, and Mutation

Regulation of Gene Expression

Dna Technologies

Genomes

Evolution: the Development of the Theory

Microevolution: Changes Within Populations

Speciation and Macroevolution

Humans and Evolution

Defining Life and Its Origins

Viruses, Viroids, and Prions: Infectious Biological Particles

Bacteria and Archaea

Protists

Fungi

Plants

Animals

Conservation of Biodiversity

Population Ecology

Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Ecosystems

Animal Behaviour

Organization of the Plant Body

Transport in Plants

Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Plant Nutrition

Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Animal Nutrition

Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Internal Transport: the Circulatory System

Regulation of the Internal Environment: Water, Solutes, and Temperature

Control of Animal Processes: Endocrine Control

Animal Reproduction

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Muscles, Skeletons, and Body Movements

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