Phylogenetic Systematics Terminology Quiz
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What is the primary objective of systematics?

  • Analyzing the ecological roles of organisms
  • Classifying organisms based on physical similarities
  • Studying the behavior of organisms
  • Elucidating phylogeny (correct)

    • What is phylogeny?

  • The evolutionary history or pattern of descent of a group of organisms (correct)
  • The study of fossil records
  • The classification of organisms into different groups
  • The analysis of genetic mutations

    • What does a cladogram represent?

  • The ecological niche of an organism
  • The geographic distribution of species
  • The reproductive behavior of a species
  • An estimate of phylogeny (correct)

    • What do lineages represent in a cladogram?

    <p>Ancestral-descendant populations through time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the specific branch of systematics concerned with inferring phylogeny?

    <p>Phylogenetic systematics or Cladistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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