Plant phylogenetics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BSC 2005 Lecture Quiz Module 10: 1.) According to the Linnean hierarchy, which of the following is NOT in the correct order? Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia Class Mammalia, Species Canis, Genus Lupus Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora , Family Felidae Family Hominidae, Genus Homo, Species sapiens According to binomial nomenclature, the genus and species of a name is always: written in Latin and upper case letters written in Swedish and in italics writ...

BSC 2005 Lecture Quiz Module 10: 1.) According to the Linnean hierarchy, which of the following is NOT in the correct order? Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia Class Mammalia, Species Canis, Genus Lupus Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora , Family Felidae Family Hominidae, Genus Homo, Species sapiens According to binomial nomenclature, the genus and species of a name is always: written in Latin and upper case letters written in Swedish and in italics writ...

Mammalogy Quizzes Ch. 23-24 Question 1 of 10 10.0 Points Why is dispersal male biased in polygamous species? A. Female philopatry is advantageous since females provide more parental care whereas males suffer from inbreeding and competition from philopatric behavior. B. Heterozygosity is increased with male philopatry which in turn increases female reproductive fitness. C. Males benefit from giving high level of parental care and females benefit from reduced resource competition. D. Male philopat...

BIOL 3040 STUDY GUIDE II, PART A Chapter 4 Synapomorphy: A character or trait that is shared by two or more taxonomic groups and is derived through evolution by a common ancestor. Homoplasy: Correspondence between parts or organs acquired as a result of parallel evolution or convergence. Homoplasy is analogous and can be due to convergent evolution 1. According to the tree below: a Species B is more closely related to species G than species A b Species B is equally related to specie...

Mammalogy Quizzes Ch. 23-24 Question 1 of 10 10.0 Points Why is dispersal male biased in polygamous species? A. Female philopatry is advantageous since females provide more parental care whereas males suffer from inbreeding and competition from philopatric behavior. B. Heterozygosity is increased with male philopatry which in turn increases female reproductive fitness. C. Males benefit from giving high level of parental care and females benefit from reduced resource competition. D. Male philopat...

BIO 181 FINAL STUDY GUIDE Lecture #1: 1. How did the four macromolecules appear on early earth? Components of “Primitive Soup”  Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, Proteins (four macromolecules of life) We don’t have a clear answer but there are numerous hypotheses. 2. List and explain the basis/ background for the four main theories of how life originated on early earth. Are there any challenges these theories have to overcome? a) Oparin-Haldane Hypothesis (tested by Miller-Urey) a. ...