taxonomy Flashcards
1
Q
phylogeny
A
the evolutionary history of a species or group of related species
2
Q
hierarchal classification
A
domain
kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
3
Q
3 domaines
A
archaea
bacteria
eukarya
4
Q
homology
A
similarity due to shared ancestry
5
Q
analogy
A
similarities due due convergent evolution, structures modified for need
AKA homoplasies
6
Q
clade
A
a group of species that includes an ancestral species and its descendants
7
Q
types of clades
A
monophyletic
paraphyletic
ployphyletic
