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Charles Darwin’s claim, that the species level of classification is just as arbitrary as that of any other taxonomic level, is supported by all of the following observational failures except:  the inability of a sexually-reproducing eukaryotic species to interbreed with a different species the inability of a cloning species lacking biparental reproduction to interbreed with a different species the inability of an asexual eukaryotic species to interbreed with a different species the inability of an extinct species (like a dinosaur) to interbreed with a different species the inability of a prokaryotic species to interbreed with a different species

When several possible phylogenetic trees can be produced from a data set, the most parsimonious tree: O is the one that shows the smallest number of synapomorphies. O is the one that shows the largest number of nodes. O is the one that shows the largest number of analogous characteristics. O is the one that shows the smallest number of evolutionary changes. O is the one that shows the smallest number of branches.

Imagine you are studying two eukaryotic species. The genome of Species A is 100 Mb in size. The genome of Species B is 500 Mb in size. Based only on this information, which of the following statements are accurate? Species B is a more complex organism than Species A. None of the other statements can be made based solely on the information in the question. Species B has more genes than Species A. Species B has more chromosomes, more genes, and is more complex than Species A. Species B has more chromosomes than Species A.

determine the outgroup, monophyletic and paraphyletic groups of the phylogenetic tree given

The second step of classification is using homologous traits to determine the relationships between organisms. Based on the traits you identified in Exercise 3, it should now be possible to group some of the objects together. Objects that share a derived trait are related to one another, and they should be grouped together. Objects that share multiple shared derived traits are closely related, and they should be subgroups within larger related groups.Describe the groups in which you would place these objects, starting with groups with the largest number of objects and ending with the group with the smallest number of objects.

Construct a phylogenetic tree with the species and label the traits according to their number (ex. T1, T2, etc.)

Charles Darwin’s claim, that the species level of classification is just as arbitrary as that of any other taxonomic level, is supported by all of the following observational failures except: the inability of a sexually-reproducing eukaryotic species to interbreed with a different species the inability of a cloning species lacking biparental reproduction to interbreed with a different species the inability of an asexual eukaryotic species to interbreed with a different species the inability of an extinct species (like a dinosaur) to interbreed with a different species the inability of a prokaryotic species to interbreed with a different species

Among the ingroup species A-D, species A shares the largest number of derived traits with species C. What term best describes species C relative to species A?  options:   ancestor   homologous species   outgroup   sister species

For the first phylogenetic tree, if we assume absolute time is NOT represented, can we say that the species in circle B are more closely related than the species in Circle A? For the second phylogenetic tree (if we hold the same assumptions), can we say that B and C are more closely related than A and C?