Draw a rooted phylogenetic tree containing seven organisms labeled A to G. Label your tree with the following terms: branches, extant taxa, nodes, last common ancestor, and an outgroup

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Answers will vary, but the drawing should include features illustrated in Figure 16.14 in the textbook.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The major relay center of the brain is the

a. cerebrum. b. olfactory area. c. cerebellum. d. thalamus. e. hypothalamus

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Initiation of DNA replication occurs at each origin, but only once, until a cell proceeds through anaphase.

a. true b. false

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The "adaptor" molecule that was hypothesized by Francis Crick to link amino acids to mRNA is actually which type of biomolecule?

A. protein B. DNA C. tRNA D. rRNA

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