12. In the phylogeny below, circle the following: (Label "A") The least inclusive clade that contains Rugosa and Tabulata. (Label "B") The least inclusive clade that contains Scyphozoa and Scleractinia Bilateria Cnidaria -Porifera -Choanoflagellates -Funghi Hydrazoa Scyphozoa Octocoralli -Scleractinia -Rugosa - Tabulata

Contrast the field of systematics with that of taxonomy and phylogenetics. How is systematics defined? How is taxonomy and phylogenetics similar or different from systematics? How did the systematic placement of Calostoma change our understanding of this taxon, in regards to the study Phylogeny of Calostoma, the gelatinous-stalked puffball, based on nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA sequences by Hughey and colleagues?

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B kingdom Fungi © kingdom Plantae D kingdom Protista 2 A student is building a model showing how living things are organized. Which pair of groups contains the greatest number of organisms? genus and species • G phylum and class (H domain and genus ) domain and kingdom Two different kinds of organisms are as closely related as possible. Which statement is most likely true about the organisms? A) They are in the same genus. B They are in the same species. They share the same DNA.