Statistics for Phylogeny Terms

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Definition/description	Answer	% Correct
Provides a graphical representation of a working model; result of cladistic analysis	Cladogram	75%
Structures that a common origin but not are not necessarily a common function are...	Homologous	75%
Group composed of an ancestor and all its descendants; none of its descendants are excluded; AKA clade	Monophyletic	75%
Groups that consist of a common ancestor but not all descendants of that ancestor	Paraphyletic	75%
Other structures which have a similar superficial appearance and function are...	Analogous	50%
Comparable selective forces, acting on organisms in similar habitats but different parts of the world	Convergent Evolution	50%
Principle that states a cladogram should be constructed in the simples, most efficient, and least complicated way. Principle of ______	Parsimony	50%
Group with two or more ancestors, but not including the true common ancestor of its members	Polyphyletic	50%
Taxon that's closest related to but not a member of the study group under investigation	Outgroup	25%
Widely used method of classifying organisms	Cladistics	0%
Diagram that depicts the genealogic relationships between taxa as hypothesized by a particular investigator or group of investigators	Phylogenetic tree	0%
Character states that arose in the common ancestor of the group and are present in all its members	Synapomorphies	0%