EHB Solo Quiz #2 Questions and Answers
2026 Update
systematics - Correct Answers ✅systematic biology
the science of classification of organisms. - Correct Answers
✅taxonomy
a group of one or more populations of an organism or
organisms. - Correct Answers ✅taxon/taxa
the highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchy of biological
classification. - Correct Answers ✅domain
a major taxonomic rank below domain. - Correct Answers
✅kingdom
a rank in the biological classification that is one level above
species. - Correct Answers ✅genus
the basic unit of biological classification, a group of
organisms that can interbreed. - Correct Answers ✅species
the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among
individuals or groups. - Correct Answers ✅phylogenetics
the evolutionary history of a species or group of related
species. - Correct Answers ✅phylogeny
, EHB Solo Quiz #2 Questions and Answers
2026 Update
a diagram that represents evolutionary relationships among
various biological species. - Correct Answers
✅phylogenetic tree
a sequence of species that forms a line of descent. - Correct
Answers ✅lineage
a point on a phylogenetic tree where a branch splits into two
or more branches. - Correct Answers ✅node/branch point
two lineages that stem from the same node in a phylogenetic
tree. - Correct Answers ✅sister group/sister taxa
the most recent common ancestor of all the taxa in a
phylogenetic tree. - Correct Answers ✅root
similarity in characteristics resulting from a shared ancestry. -
Correct Answers ✅homology
similarity due to convergent evolution, not shared ancestry. -
Correct Answers ✅analogy
2026 Update
systematics - Correct Answers ✅systematic biology
the science of classification of organisms. - Correct Answers
✅taxonomy
a group of one or more populations of an organism or
organisms. - Correct Answers ✅taxon/taxa
the highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchy of biological
classification. - Correct Answers ✅domain
a major taxonomic rank below domain. - Correct Answers
✅kingdom
a rank in the biological classification that is one level above
species. - Correct Answers ✅genus
the basic unit of biological classification, a group of
organisms that can interbreed. - Correct Answers ✅species
the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among
individuals or groups. - Correct Answers ✅phylogenetics
the evolutionary history of a species or group of related
species. - Correct Answers ✅phylogeny
, EHB Solo Quiz #2 Questions and Answers
2026 Update
a diagram that represents evolutionary relationships among
various biological species. - Correct Answers
✅phylogenetic tree
a sequence of species that forms a line of descent. - Correct
Answers ✅lineage
a point on a phylogenetic tree where a branch splits into two
or more branches. - Correct Answers ✅node/branch point
two lineages that stem from the same node in a phylogenetic
tree. - Correct Answers ✅sister group/sister taxa
the most recent common ancestor of all the taxa in a
phylogenetic tree. - Correct Answers ✅root
similarity in characteristics resulting from a shared ancestry. -
Correct Answers ✅homology
similarity due to convergent evolution, not shared ancestry. -
Correct Answers ✅analogy
