15 Questions
What type of data can be used to infer evolutionary relationships by comparing the phenotypes of organisms?
Morphological data
Which method is NOT used to infer evolutionary relationships?
Radiometric dating
Which type of traits are seen in species because they share a recent common ancestor?
Homologous traits
Radiometric dating is the most commonly used data for inferring evolutionary relationships today.
False
Analogous traits are seen in species because they share a recent common ancestor.
False
Linnaeus also classified mythological creatures in addition to real organisms.
True
Which method is most commonly used today to infer evolutionary relationships by comparing the DNA sequences of organisms?
Molecular data
Which type of traits are seen in species because they share a recent common ancestor?
Homologous traits
What did Linnaeus also classify in addition to real organisms?
Mythological creatures
Which method is NOT used to infer evolutionary relationships?
Radiometric dating
What type of data can be used to infer evolutionary relationships by comparing the phenotypes of organisms?
Morphological data
Homoplastic traits are features that are similar between different species
both A and C
Homologous traits result from shared ancestry.
True
Homoplastic traits arise independently between species exposed to similar pressures; similarities are not due to a recent common ancestor.
True
Both homologous traits and homoplastic traits can be used to describe similarities between organisms.
True
Test your knowledge of evolutionary biology with this quiz! Explore different methods used to infer evolutionary relationships and learn about the most commonly used data in modern studies. Identify the type of traits seen in species due to a shared recent common ancestor.
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