Nomenclature

Question 1

Monophyletic clade

Answer 1

A valid clade that consists of an ancestor species and all of its descendants

Question 2

Paraphyletic clade

Answer 2

A clade that includes a common ancestor and some but not all of its descendants

Question 3

Polyphyletic clade

Answer 3

A clade with many distantly related species but it does not contain the common ancestor to all of those species

Question 4

Autotroph

Answer 4

Organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings

Question 5

Heterotroph

Answer 5

Organism that cannot produce its own food, relying instead on the intake of nutrition from other sources of organic carbon

Question 6

Mixotroph

Answer 6

Organism that can use a mix of different sources of energy and carbon

Question 7

Monocarpic

Answer 7

Dying after bearing fruit only once

Question 8

Prostrate

Answer 8

Lying on the ground

Question 9

Acaulescent

Answer 9

A plant whose stem is absent or more usually appears to be absent

Question 10

Microclimate

Answer 10

Subtle variation on local climate which allows organisms to live outside their normal boundaries

Question 11

Revolute

Answer 11

Leaf margins rolled

Question 12

Biennial

Answer 12

Flowers every 2 years

Question 13

Perennial

Answer 13

Lives for several years

Question 14

Herbaceous

Answer 14

No persistent woody stem above ground