Phylogeny

Question 1

is the evolutionary history of a species or group of species

Answer 1

Phylogeny

Question 2

a branch of biology that deals with
classification and nomenclature

Answer 2

systematics

Question 3

Organisms that have ______ (similar morphologies or similar DNA sequences) are found to be more closely related than organisms with different structures or sequences

Answer 3

homologies

Question 4

similarities due to convergent evolution

Answer 4

analogy

Question 5

occur when similar environmental pressures and natural selection produce similar adaptations in organisms from different evolutionary lineages

Answer 5

Analogy

Question 6

analogous structures that arose independently

Answer 6

homoplasies

Question 7

_____ has transformed the way scientists determine evolutionary relationships in organisms

Answer 7

Molecular systematics

Question 8

genes found in different species as a result of speciation

Answer 8

orthologous genes

Question 9

genes found within a species that result from gene duplication

Answer 9

paralogous