Chapter 26

Question 1

the evolutionary history of a species

Answer 1

phylogeny

Question 2

the study of relationships among organisms

Answer 2

systematics

Question 3

the identification and classification of species

Answer 3

taxonomy

Question 4

show evolutionary relationships among different groups

Answer 4

phylogenetic trees

Question 5

• taxonomy uses a ___ classification system.

- the classification system was developed by the 18th century Swedish botanist ___.

Answer 5

• hierarchical

- Carolus Linnaeus

Question 6

a category is called a ___

Answer 6

taxon

Question 7

taxonomic groups from highest to lowest

Answer 7

domain, supergroup, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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Question 8

human classification:
domain:
supergroup:
kingdom:
Phylum:
class:
order:
family:
genus:
species:

Answer 8

• eukarya
• opisthokonta
• animalia
• chordata
• mammalia
• primates
• hominidae
• homo
• homo sapiens

Question 9

___ developed the 2-part or ___ latin or latinized name for species

Answer 9

• linnaeus

- binomial

Question 10

the first part of the species name consists of the ___
the second part of the species name consists of the ___
species names are always in ___ or ___

Answer 10

• genus
• specific epithet
• italics, underlined

Question 11

all species in the taxon arose from a single ancestor

Answer 11

monophyletic

Question 12

has species that arose from more than one ancestor

Answer 12

polyphyletic

Question 13

when not all of an ancestors’s descendants are included in a taxon

Answer 13

paraphyletic

Question 14

classification based on phylogeny

Answer 14

cladistic analysis

Question 15

cladists construst phylogenic trees (cladograms) based on the ___

Answer 15

branching off of different lienages

Question 16

a ___ is the name of an evolutionary branch

Answer 16

clade