Phylogeny

Question 1

Ancestral species and all of its descendants

Answer 1

Clade

Question 2

Occurring at each branch point in a phylogenetic tree

Answer 2

Divergence

Question 3

A scientific approach in which organisms are classified based on ancestral and derived characteristics

Answer 3

Cladistics

Question 4

Described two structures that look the same but do not have the same evolutionary origin

Answer 4

Analogous

Question 5

Two different species that share a common ancestor

Answer 5

Sister

Question 6

A scientific approach in which organisms are classified according to their evolutionary relationships

Answer 6

Taxonomy

Question 7

The opposite of ancestral for a character

Answer 7

Derived

Question 8

When one or more nucleotides are added within a DNA region

Answer 8

Intersection

Question 9

Describes two structures that have a common evolutionary origin but may not look the same

Answer 9

Homologous

Question 10

Used to decide between a simple and complex explanation

Answer 10

Parisomy