True or false: phylogeny

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Analogous structures prove common ancestry.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A kingdom sits inside a domain.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Cladograms use shared derived traits.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A phylogenetic tree rests on one line of evidence.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A monophyletic group is also called a clade.

Instructions

Tap True or False for each statement.

Explanation