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6-4 Phylogeny

Quiz by Jennifer Faulknor

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  • Q1
    field of classifying organisms & assigning each organism a universally accepted name
    taxonomy
    30s
  • Q2
    2-word naming system by Carolus Linnaeus; genus species
    binomial nomenclature
    30s
  • Q3
    Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
    domains
    30s
  • Q4
    Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
    levels of taxonomy
    30s
  • Q5
    Evolutionary history of a species or group of species.
    phylogeny
    30s
  • Q6
    a diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among biological species based on similarities and differences in genetic or physical traits or both; shows the common ancestor
    phylogenetic tree
    30s
  • Q7
    group or level of organization into which organisms are classified (taxon)
    taxa
    30s
  • Q8
    A branching point on a cladogram or phylogenetic tree
    node
    30s
  • Q9
    A diagram that is based on patterns of shared, derived traits and that shows the evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms
    cladogram
    30s
  • Q10
    also called the taxonomic system, distinguish groups of species into groups Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
    Linnaean System
    30s

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