Biology 108 - Types of Evolution and Traits

What are analogous traits?

what is homoplasy?

what is a homologous trait?

What is divergent Evolution

whales and hippos have similar traits and have a common ancestor. What kind of traits do they share?

Dolphins, a mammal, and a primitive reptile looks similar but are not even in the same family. what kind of shared trait is this?

what is convergence?

what is Parallelsim?

what are character states?

what is a primitive character state?

What is a derived character state?

What is the phonetic approach to systematics?

What is the cladistics approach to systematics?

What is the synthetic approach to systematics?

Who were Peter Sneath and Robert Saki? Explain their approach to systematics.

Who was Will Hennic? What important information did he provide about systematics?

What are the three basic rules of cladistics?

what is a monophyletic group?

What is a polyphyletic group?

what is a paraphyletic group?