Question 1

A branching diagram representing a nested hierarchical pattern of clades is called a/an ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

What is a taxon that comprises a distinct adaptive zone?

Accepted Answer

A)  an ancestral descendant 
B)  a derived descendent 
C)  a clade 
D)  a grade 
A)  an ancestral descendant 
B)  a derived descendent 
C)  a clade 
D)  a grade

Question 3

According to the binomial system of nomenclature,the "aegypti" in Aedes aegypti refers to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  species name 
B)  genus 
C)  family 
D)  specific epithet 
A)  species name 
B)  genus 
C)  family 
D)  specific epithet

Question 4

"An irreducible (basal)grouping of organisms,diagnosably distinct from other such groupings,and within which there is a parental pattern of ancestry and descent" describes the ________ ________ _______.

Accepted Answer

phylogenet

Question 5

In the scientific name "Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus,1758," the section "Linnaeus,1758" indicates that the specimen was

Accepted Answer

A)  named after Linnaeus who was born in 1758. 
B)  named by Linnaeus who was born in 1758. 
C)  named by Linnaeus and the description was published in 1758. 
D)  named by Linnaeus and based on a specimen collected in 1758. 
A)  named after Linnaeus who was born in 1758. 
B)  named by Linnaeus who was born in 1758. 
C)  named by Linnaeus and the description was published in 1758. 
D)  named by Linnaeus and based on a specimen collected in 1758.

Question 6

A species of fern that was only found on one small island would be defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  an outgroup. 
B)  cosmopolitan. 
C)  speciating. 
D)  endemic to the island. 
A)  an outgroup. 
B)  cosmopolitan. 
C)  speciating. 
D)  endemic to the island.

Question 7

A derived character shared by members of a clade is a _______________.

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Question 8

Species that have very restricted geographic distributions are called ____________________.

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Exam 10: Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals

A branching diagram representing a nested hierarchical pattern of clades is called a/an ________.

What is a taxon that comprises a distinct adaptive zone?

According to the binomial system of nomenclature,the "aegypti" in Aedes aegypti refers to the _____.

"An irreducible (basal)grouping of organisms,diagnosably distinct from other such groupings,and within which there is a parental pattern of ancestry and descent" describes the ________ ________ _______.

In the scientific name "Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus,1758," the section "Linnaeus,1758" indicates that the specimen was

A species of fern that was only found on one small island would be defined as

A derived character shared by members of a clade is a _______________.

Species that have very restricted geographic distributions are called ____________________.

Life: Biological Principles and the Science of Zoology

The Origin and Chemistry of Life

Cells As Units of Life

Cellular Metabolism

Genetics: a Review

Organic Evolution

The Reproductive Process

Principles of Development

Architectural Pattern of an Animal

Unicellular Eukaryotes

Sponges and Placozoans

Radiate Animals

Acoelomorpha,Platyzoa,and Mesozoa

Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa

Molluscs

Annelids and Allied Taxa

Smaller Ecdysozoans

Trilobites, Chelicerates, and Myriapods

Crustaceans

Support, Protection, and Movement

Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates

Chordates

Fishes

Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians

Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Support, protection, and Movement

Homeostasis: Osmotic Regulation, Excretion, and Temperature Regulation

Homeostasis: Internal Fluids and Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Nervous Coordination: Nervous System and Sense Organs

Chemical Coordination: Endocrine System

Immunity

Animal Behavior

Animal Distributions

Animal Ecology

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