BIOL 101 SI 9/25-9/26
____________ is a phenotype that is similar in two species because it was inherited from a common ancestor.
____________ is a phenotype that is similar in two species because of convergent evolution.
List the steps for cladistic analysis
1.
2.
3.
4.
T or F the simplest plan is the most plausible.
T or F It is uncommon for a trait to evolve and then go back to the original trait.
_______________ are primitive traits. Provide an example based off of the cladistic analysis from class.
_______________ are shared, derived traits and are informative. Provide an example based off of the cladistic analysis from class.
_______________ are uniquely derived traits. Provide an example based off of the cladistic analysis from class.
Today, phylogenies are constructed from __________ information.
Genetically ___________ = __________ related
Genetically different = ___________ related
What traits do all organisms share?
All organisms possess genes for _______ that helps make proteins.
T or F RNA is the same size as DNA
The mutation of the _________RNA gene is not too slow and not too fast.
Biodiversity is _________.
Numbers of species has _________ and decreased over time.
It is a process and a ____________.
What are the two major evolutionary transitions?
1.
2.
What are some Major Evolutionary Transitions…listed from class, notes, or otherwise?