What is systematics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Which of the following properties of HIV makes it difficult to trace the source of the virus from one person to the next? a. The transmission of the virus involves very few (often just one) viral particles. b. HIV evolves very slowly within the host. c. The host can have a genetically diverse population of viruses. d. Molecular phylogenies of viruses cannot be constructed. e. None of the above Answer: c Textbook Reference: 22.0 Phylogenetic trees in the courtroom Page: 464 Bloom’s ...

Why doesn't phylogenetic systematics have a fixed number of hierarchical categories like Linnaean systematics? CORRECT ANSWER it is variable, not for sure What aspect of evolution does phylogenetic systematics represent more clearly than Linnaean systematics does? CORRECT ANSWER Evolutionary history Non-amniotes CORRECT ANSWER lay eggs in water Hagfishes and lampreys: CORRECT ANSWER Myxiniformes and Petromyzontiformes (Agnathans) Sharks, rays, and ratfishes, cartilaginous fishes: CO...

BIO 1610 SLCC Final Exam Marking Scheme New Update (Verified Pass) What makes something "living"? - Answers - -gas exchange -movement -interacts w environment -can reproduce -can adapt/grow/evolve 5 Themes in Book - Answers - -organiziation -information -matter&energy -evolution Taxonomy - Answers - the naming and classification of organisms Species - Answers - type of organism Morphological Species Concept - Answers - external form Biological Species Concept - Ans...

BIO 182 Exam 2 Questions and Verified Answers 2024 What is systematics? - answerStudy of biological diversity and the evolutionary relationships among organisms, both extinct and modern What is Taxonomy? - answerScience of describing, naming, and classifying living and extinct organisms and viruses What are the 8 categories of taxonomic hierarchy (in order from species upward to broader classifications)? - answerSpecies, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain Who is the sci...

Multicellular - Answer-If an organism consists of more than one cell it is said to be a(n) _____________ organism. 1. Homeostasis 2. Responsiveness 3. Organization - Answer-Which of the following are characteristics shared by ALL living organisms? Atom - Answer-Which of the following is the smallest unit of matter? Cell - Answer-Life is based on a(n) _______________, the structural and functional unit of all living organisms. Cells - Answer-A tissue consists of a group of similar _______...

TAMU Biology 113 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Taxonomy - Answer- naming and classifying organisms systematics - Answer- study of biological diversity on earth Taxonomy is part of this. most general to most specific domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species - Answer- Taxonomic hierchy of classification Genus + species - Answer- scientific name (scientific nomenclature) Ex. Lupinus texensis upper case (scientific name) - Answer- Genus lower case (sci...

NVCC BIO 101 EXAM 2&3 CORRECTRY ANSWERED ANS PASSED What are fossils? - ANSWER remains of animals or plants once alive in sedimentary rock What part of the animal is usually left in a fossil? - ANSWER skeletons and bones What are the two things in which whole animals are found? - ANSWER amber and ice A scientist who digs up and studies fossils is called a- - ANSWER paleontologist No two people are genetically identical, except for identical twins, the main source of genetic vari...

EMD Class Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Verified & Updated 4 Commandments of EMD - Answer- 1. Chief Complaint 2. Patient's Age 3. Status of Consciousness 4. Status of Breathing 1. First, do no harm. 2. When in doubt, send them out. Always err in the direction of patient safety. 3.Don't be in doubt so much- rely on the protocol. 4. Comply with the protocol "by the numbers". - Answer- 4 laws of emergency dispatch True or False? EMD has no influence on the chain of surv...

EMD Class Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Verified & Updated 4 Commandments of EMD - Answer- 1. Chief Complaint 2. Patient's Age 3. Status of Consciousness 4. Status of Breathing 1. First, do no harm. 2. When in doubt, send them out. Always err in the direction of patient safety. 3.Don't be in doubt so much- rely on the protocol. 4. Comply with the protocol "by the numbers". - Answer- 4 laws of emergency dispatch True or False? EMD has no influence on the chain of surv...

Bio 101 2024 Test Questions with Correct Answers What is a phylogeny a description of? - Answer-organisms on Earth What do scientists in the field of systematics accomplish? - Answer-organize and classify organisms Which statement about the taxonomic classification system is correct? - Answer-Species are the most specific category of classification. Phylogeny is the evolutionary history and the relationships among a species or group of species. - Answer-true Taxonomy is the science...