Which of the following statements is true of selective breeding?

Selective breeding requires human involvement.

Analogous traits refer to:

structures that are similar because of convergent evolution

Based on this tree, which statement is not correct?

Lizards are more closely related to salamanders than to humans.

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1
Which of the following statements is true of selective breeding?
Selective breeding takes place over one generation.
Selective breeding requires human involvement.
Selective breeding produces new species.
Selective breeding increases the number of alleles in a population.
2
Sequence differences in mitochondrial DNA would be most valid for discerning the evolutionary relatedness of:
viruses and archaea
archaea and bacteria
chimpanzees and humans
bacteria and fungi
3
Analogous traits refer to:
structures that are used for different functions
structures that are similar because of convergent evolution
structures that are different because of divergent evolution
structures that are similar because of divergent evolution
4
Based on this tree, which statement is not correct?
Lizards are more closely related to salamanders than to humans.
Salamanders are as closely related to dogs as to humans.
The salamander lineage is related to humans.
Salamanders are a sister group to a group containing dogs and humans
5
Which two plant phyla reproduce using spores?
coniferophyta and bryophyta
bryophyta and filicinophyta
filicinophyta and angiospermophyta
angiospermophyta and coniferophyta
6
True or False? The beaks of Galapagos finches vary due to natural selection and the types of food available.
True
False
7
Look at the cladogram below. Determine the feature(s) that differentiates between primates and crocodiles.
hair
hair, and eggs with shells
eggs with shells
amniotic egg
8
Bats and humans have the same pentadactyl limb plan, yet use their limbs for different purposes. This is an example of?
divergent evolution
convergent evolution
artificial selection
variation
9
From the cladogram below, to which species of the living apes are orangutans most closely related?
gibbons and siamangs
chimps, gorillas, and humans
chimps
gorillas
10
Which phylum does this plant below belong to?
angiospermophyta
filicinophyta
coniferophyta
bryophyta

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