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Species Classification: Understanding the Concept

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What is a common term used to describe a diagram showing the relationships among many species and groups of organisms?

Cladogram (correct)
Phylogenetic tree of species
Phylogenetic diagram
Tree of life

Which scientist coined the term 'tree of life'?

Gregor Mendel
Ernst Haeckel (correct)
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Charles Darwin

What is the main purpose of assembling a comprehensive tree of life?

To understand the relationships among species and groups of organisms (correct)
To classify all living organisms
To study the evolution of species
To identify the most common species

What does each branch in the tree of life represent, according to Charles Darwin?

An ancestral group (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of Charles Darwin's book that introduced the concept of the tree of life?

The Origin of Species (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does a tree of life diagram show?

A small part of the diversity of living organisms (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is required to assemble a comprehensive tree of life?

A convergence of data from phylogenetic and molecular analysis (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of lilies and conifers sharing three derived characters in common?

They share a more recent common ancestor (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the trunk of the tree of life represent, according to Charles Darwin?

An ancestral group (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the biologist who created the 'Tree of Humanity' diagram?

Ernst Haeckel (A) Signup and view all the answers