Systematics and Phylogenetic Trees Quiz

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What is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time called?

Phylogenetics

Numerical systematics

Systematics (correct)

Biogeography

What are the two components of phylogenies?

Genetic makeup and environmental factors

Ancestral age and mutation rate

Geographical distribution and species diversity

Branching order and branch length (correct)

What does numerical systematics, or biometry, use to identify and classify animals?

Biological statistics (correct)

Anatomical features

Molecular characteristics

Geographical distribution

What did Carl Linnaeus use as the title of his book?

Systema Naturae Signup and view all the answers

What is the word 'systematics' derived from?

The Latin word of Ancient Greek origin systema Signup and view all the answers

Which elements make up 96% of the human body's mass?

Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary metabolites that are considered biomolecules?

Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids Signup and view all the answers

What is the more general name for biomolecules?

Biological materials Signup and view all the answers

Which fields of study focus on the research of biomolecules and their reactions?

Biochemistry and molecular biology Signup and view all the answers

What are endogenous biomolecules?

Produced within the organism Signup and view all the answers

Systematics and Phylogenetic Trees Quiz

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What is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time called?

What are the two components of phylogenies?

What does numerical systematics, or biometry, use to identify and classify animals?

What did Carl Linnaeus use as the title of his book?

What is the word 'systematics' derived from?

Which elements make up 96% of the human body's mass?

What are the primary metabolites that are considered biomolecules?

What is the more general name for biomolecules?

Which fields of study focus on the research of biomolecules and their reactions?

What are endogenous biomolecules?

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