Florida International University PCB 3063 20.1 Determining Evolutionary Relationships 1)In the case of phylogeny, evolutionary investigations focus on two types of evidence…what are they? In general, organisms that share similar physical features and genomes tend to be what? What are homologous structures? The more complex the feature, the more likely any kind of overlap is due to what? What is an analogy or homoplasy and why does it occur? How do homologous an analogous structures have similar traits? What is molecular systematics? How does an insertion or deletion mutation cause two similar codes to appear unrelated? What is cladistics and how does it sort organisms? What is a clade or a monophyletic group? Why do clades vary in size? What is the difference between a clade and a non-clade group? How is “descent with modification” illustrated in the phylogenetic tree of life? What is a shared ancestral character? A shared derived character? What is the concept of maximum parsimony?

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Florida International University PCB 3063 20

Biology May 03, 2021

Florida International University

PCB 3063

20.1 Determining Evolutionary Relationships

1)In the case of phylogeny, evolutionary investigations focus on two types of evidence…what are they?

In general, organisms that share similar physical features and genomes tend to be what?
What are homologous structures?
The more complex the feature, the more likely any kind of overlap is due to what?
What is an analogy or homoplasy and why does it occur?
How do homologous an analogous structures have similar traits?
What is molecular systematics?
How does an insertion or deletion mutation cause two similar codes to appear unrelated?
What is cladistics and how does it sort organisms?
What is a clade or a monophyletic group?
Why do clades vary in size?
What is the difference between a clade and a non-clade group?
How is “descent with modification” illustrated in the phylogenetic tree of life?
What is a shared ancestral character? A shared derived character?
What is the concept of maximum parsimony?
How is this used in determining evolutionary pathways?
What have scientists discovered about the relationship between human, fungi, and plants?

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