taxonomy

Question 1

the absence of teeth bearing jaws in birds is considered a kind of ___________

Answer 1

Synapomorphy

Question 2

the presence of teeth bearing jaws in ganthostomes is considered a kind of _______ even though is not present in all of the members of the clade.

Answer 2

symplesiomorphy.

Question 3

the similar structure of the human hand and the wings of a bat is considered _______ and the similar function of the wings of bats and bugs is________

Answer 3

homology, analogy( homoplasy)

Question 4

the similar body shape among fast swimming predators is a form of _______ and has developed due to_____

Answer 4

homoplasy, convergent evolution

Question 5

name and date after the scientific name of an species is to signal what? what if it was in parentheses?

Answer 5

the name of the scientist and the date in which the species was classified.
the species had to be re-classified.