chapter 26 Flashcards
1
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evolutionary history of a species/groups of related animals
A
phylogeny
2
Q
morphological and genetic similarities due to shared ancestory
A
homologies
3
Q
evolutionary tree of a group of organisms is best represent in branch diagram
A
phylogenic tree
4
Q
similarties due to convergent evolution
A
analogy
5
Q
natural selection to similar
environmental conditions produce similar morphologies in very
different organisms
A
convergent evolution
6
Q
a group of species that
includes an ancestral
species & all its
descendants that make up phylogenetic tree
A
clades/monophyletic group
7
Q
3 domains of life
A
bacteria, archaea, and eukarya
8
Q
movement of genes between different species
A
horizontal gene transfer
