Interpret the phylogenetic tree.
Drag "True" or "False" to the end of each statement.
The single branch for bacterium could be expanded to show the relationships of many species of bacteria. This tree shows that a bacterium is the lowest form of life. The bacteria that are alive today are the common ancestors of all other organisms. This tree could be rotated so that the branch for bacterium is on the top rather than the bottom of the tree. This tree shows that bacteria evolve into green algae, which evolve into plants, and so on. Less evolution occurs in the long branches than occurs in the short branches. |
Interpret the phylogenetic tree. Drag "True" or "False" to the end of each statement. The single...
There are a total of 8 pages. If you click on the first picture, the others should pop up. Thank you! ul Bio220 - Diversity of Life HW 2: Phylogenetics First Some Review and Examples... There are several definitions that you will need to be familiar with in order to properly use and understand phylogenetic systematics. - Character: A heritable attribute of an organism. - Plesiomorphy: A primitive or ancestral character. This is a character that was inherited from a...