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TAXONOMY, GENE TRANSFER, AND PLANT
DIVERSITY Practice Test Questions and Well
Detailed Answers A+ 2025

What is a paraphyletic group? -CORRECTANSWER A group that contains a common

ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants
What happens to taxonomic groups over time? -CORRECTANSWER They reorganize

themselves so that only monophyletic groups are recognized



Why are reptiles considered a paraphyletic group? -CORRECTANSWER Because

birds, which are descendants of reptiles, are excluded



Where are birds placed in terms of phylogeny? -CORRECTANSWER In a different

group as they are considered outliers



What is morphological analysis? -CORRECTANSWER Study of physical features of

species



What were the first studies of morphological analysis focused on? -

CORRECTANSWER Morphological features of extinct and modern species



What did early classification methods use? -CORRECTANSWER Morphological

features



How does fossilization vary? -CORRECTANSWER Not everything fossilizes the same

, as when alive



What is better than fossils? -CORRECTANSWER DNA

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