1. What is the genetic link between Amphioxus and humans?

Q: 2. Use the pairwise table to draw a phylogenetic tree of these five animals on your poster board.…

A: The phylogenetic tree is the diagrammatic representation with branches which helps in understanding…

Q: 1. When studying the brains of our fossil relatives, why do we rely on indirect evidence (cranial…

A: When studying the brains of our ancient relatives, we face a big challenge because brain tissue,…

Q: 1. Which of the following would best determine whether two flower species share a recent common…

A: Evolution is the change in characteristics of species from one generation to another. Theory of…

Q: 1. Determine if the following are:  HOMOLOGOUS, ANALOGOUS, VESTIGIAL structures ________1a. Human…

A: Introduction: Natural selection or mutation could lead to adaptation. The rapid genetic alteration…

Q: How come that evolutionary relationship takes place based on anatomical evidence.  2. What is…

A: Evolution is that the modification within the characteristics of a species over many generations and…

Q: . Explain the nervous system of Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus), its brains and neurons and…

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Q: The following are true of Hox genes, except O A. highly conserved family of genes among animals O B.…

A: The Hox genes are a conserved gene family in animals that defines the patterns and segmentation of…

Q: 25. Briefly explain in your own words, the significance of phylogenetic systematics in understanding…

A: Phylogenetic Systematics is that branch of evolutionary science which deals with the study of the…

Q: 4. What is the basis for the premis that acquiring knowledge about a particular animal phylum…

A: Definition: Kingdom- it is a taxonomic category, lies below the domain i.e. kingdom is second…

Q: Practice.. Lancelet 1. What trait separates Lampreys from tuna on (outgroup) Lamprey Tuna Salamander…

A: In evolution phylogenetic tree is very useful for the determination to the evolutionary relationship…

Q: What type of evolution explains the similarity in penguins, dolphin, and shark fin similarity?

A: The process of slow and gradual change over a period of time is called evolution. Organic evolution…

Q: 15. Most nocturnal primates have depth perception and color vision. True False

A: Nocturnal primates are those which are comfortable and which come at night time to obtain their…

Q: 5. Please indicate crown and stem elephants on the phylogeny below. (Note: African elephants and…

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Q: What is the difference and similarities of the following 1. Monotremes vs. birds 2. Eutherians vs…

A: Charles Darwin is the father of Evolution. Evolution means it the change in characteristics of an…

Q: Which of the following is a primary difference between robust and gracile australopithecines?

A: Gracile Australopithecus is the species belongs to genus Australopithecus having relatively…

Q: Describe the evolution of brain morphology of vertebrate groups in reference to their adaptive…

A: The evolution of the brain in general is a complex process that has taken place over millions of…

Q: 7. Identify 3 species that would likely have homologous structures (structures that are constructed…

A: Phylogenetic tree is represented by the lines and nodes. Construction of phylogenetic tree is a way…

Q: What is special about the coloring of most tinamou eggs? 2. What ability do tinamous have that…

A: 1. The colour of the tinamou's eggs is due to the interplay between pigment coloration and what is…

Q: 1. Linnaeus's system of animal classification is based on common physical characteristics. Can you…

A: In 1735, Carl Linnaeus distributed his Systema Naturae, which contained his scientific…

Q: Molecular sequence data indicate that Xenoturbella is a deuteros-tome. Are there corresponding…

A: In the living world, we see a large number of microorganisms, animals and plants. These organisms…

Q: Make an illustration of dichotomous key with these animals.

A: The dichotomous key is the key that helps in identifying particular organisms. It involves two sets…

Q: Do you believe that experiments might be useful in determining the adaptive function of the pecten,…

A: Answer: PECTEN: The pecten is a structure containing bundle of blood vessels. pecten is mostly…

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A: archaeopteryx fossil was found in germany it lived about 150 million years ago during jurrasic…

Q: Examine the image of the relatedness of vertebrates represented in this phylogenetic tree. Select…

A: A phylogenetic tree shows the relationship between different related species.  Species are more…

Q: What are the scientific names of these animals? 1. Sardinella tawilis 2. Barbodes hemictenus 3.…

A: Scientific name is generally given to all the species of living organisms as people call a same…

Q: Name the orders of specimens I through IV. Name one feature that specimen II shares with each of two…

A: Name the orders of specimens I through IV. Red kangaroo Mammalia  Hominini Three-toed Sloth…

Q: Animal phylogenies based on molecular and

A: 1) Phylogenetic trees basically reconstructed from different genes in the same organism. However it…

Q: 2 A) True B) False 3 [ — P. leucoptera P. viridis P. interjecta P. dextralis P. obscura P.…

A: Introduction :- When different descendent lineages share the same ancestral lineage, it is said to…

Q: 9. a. What fossil primate possesses traits of both anthropoids and hominoids? b. What are those…

A: Hominid is a sort of primate that has a place with the family Hominidae. In scientific…

Q: Which of the following is an early proto-primate fossil of the Paleocene?   Adapidium…

A: Fossils are the remain or traces of the dead plants and animals that have been preserved by the…

Q: (1) What are the 3 evolutionary tendencies that separate primates from other mammals? Why are they…

A: The zoological class Mammalia comprises lorises, marmosets, chimpanzees, tarsiers, apes, and mankind…

Q: According to the French naturalist Lamarck: * A giraffe born with a long neck is more likely to give…

A: Evolution can be described as any distinct changes that occur in the traits of an organism(species)…

Q: If you could protect from extinction only the lineages derived from two of the nodes in the figure,…

A: Phylogenetic diversity (PD), which is a measurement of the branch lengths in a phylogenetic tree, is…

Q: 2. What does the phylogenetic tree in Figure 2 indicate about the evolutionary relationships of the…

A: • Systematics – study of biological diversity in an environmental context (tracing phylogeny) •…

Q: Which of the following processes contributed the most to the successful evolution of the  millions…

A: Due to the evolution process different species are produced. It is a very slow and gradual process…

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A: Paraphyletic:- If a group's last common ancestor and all descendants of that ancestor are included,…

Q: Describe the characteristics of deuterostomes and which phyla are in each group

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Q: 7. In the binomial naming system, scientific names are written in italics, with the first word…

A: Introduction :  A species is classified and named using the binominal nomenclature system, which…

Q: 7 What are the four structures found in all chordates? 8 Sharks are in what group within the phylum…

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Q: Your textbook points out that the pecten is a structure that is very similar in many bird species.…

A: Pecten is the comb like structure that is present in the eye of the bird. It is basically the soft…

Q: Which of the following statements best describes Homo erectus fossil specimens Homo erectus shows…

A: The biological and cultural development of humans is referred to as human evolution. A huge number…

Q: Which of the following hominins had a brain size very similar to that of Homo sapiens? O…

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