Biology Exploring Study Set 1

Which of these statements best describes a paraphyletic taxon?

Suppose that you are studying a phylogenetic tree and you want to circle a polyphyletic taxon on it. What would you most likely circle?

Suppose that you are studying a phylogenetic tree and you want to circle a monophyletic taxon on it. What would you most likely circle?

What depicts relatedness on a phylogenetic tree?

How many separate mosquito species have the name Anopheles maculipennis?

What is a node on a phylogenetic tree?

Which taxon includes an ancestor and all its descendants?

Which of these statements best describes a polyphyletic taxon?

Which of the following did Linnaeus invent?

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

What depicts time on a phylogenetic tree?

Which taxon includes the descendants only, and NOT the most common ancestor?

Whose researcher first reported variation in mosquitoes?

Which of the following applies to classification of the American black bear?

Which of these statements best describes a monophyletic taxon?

Which taxon includes an ancestor with some of its descendants?

When converting a phylogenetic tree into a classification, what do evolutionary biologists try to identify?

Suppose that you want to find a relationship between two similar organisms. Which of the following would you most likely use?

Suppose that you are studying a phylogenetic tree and you want to circle a paraphyletic taxon on it. What would you most likely circle?

Considering the phylogenetic tree for Anthropoidea, which of these pairs are more closely related?