Ch16 Evolution Flashcards
1
Q
A diagraming reconstruction of a Phylogeny(History of relationships of all species to one ancestor)
A
Phylogenetic Tree
2
Q
Common Ancestor of two sister species
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Claude
3
Q
Two species that are each other’s closest relatives
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Sister Species
4
Q
Two Clades that are each other’s closest relatives
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Sister Clades
5
Q
A feature shared by two or more species
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Homologous
6
Q
Superficially evolved, similar traits in unrelated organisms
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Convergent Evolution
7
Q
A group of one or more populations of organisms
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Taxa
8
Q
The Evolutionary history of interspecies relationships.
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Phylogeny
