Evolution Day-8 Flashcards
1
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What are systematics?
A
Systemactics is study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships between organisms
2
Q
What is phylogeny?
A
Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a species or group of related species.
3
Q
What is homology?
A
Homology refers to similarities due to shared ancestry
4
Q
On a phylogenic tree, what area refers to oldest species?
A
The lower part is the oldest and the top is usually the living part.
5
Q
What do the lenght of the lines on a phylogenic tree mean?
A
They don’t mean anything.
6
Q
What are the 8 levels of classification?
A
domain
kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
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