2.2 Processes of Classification

Question 1

DNA sequences or amino acid changes can be compared between different organisms to create a?

Answer 1

Phylogenetic Tree

Question 2

What is the point in which two branches diverge called?

Answer 2

Node

Question 3

What are time scaled trees called

Answer 3

Phylograms

Question 4

What does rooted tree mean?

Answer 4

Base of the tree, has a beginning ancestor

Question 5

What are the lines on a tree called?

Answer 5

Branches

Question 6

What is the end of each branch called?

Answer 6

Leaf

Question 7

What is an outgroup?

Answer 7

Least related organism

Question 8

Pairs of taxa grouped together are called?

Answer 8

Sister taxa

Question 9

What is a clade (monophyletic group)

Answer 9

A group of organisms that includes an ancestor and all its proposed descendants

Question 10

Paraphyletic Group

Answer 10

Include a common ancestor and only some of its descendants

Question 11

Polyphyletic Group

Answer 11

No Ancestor, has descendants

Question 12

What are unscaled trees called

Answer 12

Cladograms

Question 13

A P-value of less than 0.05 means

Answer 13

Means that the data is statistically significant - more reliable