What is a Cladogram?
A Diagram that shows evolutionary relationships.
True or False: Phylogenetic trees have a timeline.
True
What scientist developed the system of classification that we currently use today?
Carl Linnaeus
True or False: The Domain pyramid does not get more specific as you move down
False
Who is the father of evolution?
Charles Darwin
What does every organism on a Cladogram share?
A common ancestor
What is a phylogenetic tree?
The relationships between species
What is Carl Linnaeus system called
binomial naming system
How are the names Canus Lupis genus and Canus Lupus familiaris the same and different?
The genus names are the same and the species name is different
What is at the top of of the domain pyramid?
Domain
How is a Cladogram set up?
By features/ DNA that they share as it progressively moves up.
What does it mean if a branch does not reach the current time?
The organism went extinct
What is the definition of Taxonomy?
The science of classifying/ grouping and naming of organisms
What is the most specific class?
species
What is the definition of classification?
Grouping based on similarities
How do you know closely an organism is related on a Cladogram?
By (the features/ DNA) where they are on a diagram
Define paraphyletic groups
a group that does not include all the descendants of the common ancestors
What are the seven taxonomic categories?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What is the least specific class?
Kingdom
Homologous structures are a result of what type of evolution?
Convergent
What do scientists use Cladograms for?
To understand how one lineage branched from another during evolution
What are phylogenies useful for?
organizing knowledge or biological diversity for structuring classification
What category would contain the largest amount of organisms?
Kingdom
In what order does the classifications go in phylum, order, class, kingdom, species, genus, family
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Similarities in amino acid sequence between organisms, means that there will also be similarities in DNA sequence. Why?
DNA carries the code for amino acids