Bis 2c Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Most often, eukaryotes call to mind large and conspicuous animals and plants, but there are many eukaryotes that are not visible to the naked eye. Recall from lab 2 that the word ‘microbe’ is used to refer to microscopic organisms in any of the domains and viruses. In lab 3, you will be introduced to microbial eukaryotes, a group that includes several disparate lineages with diverse ecology and life history. The occur in most habitats worldwide, are key players in symbiotic interactions,...

Postlab 1: Introduction to Phylogeny and Tree-Thinking Directions: Complete the questions below by the start time of your next lab. Be precise in your answers and pay attention to your reasoning. Your postlab is worth 5 points total. Use the following data matrix to answer the questions below. Follow the conventions shown to you in lab this week to answer the questions. If you’re having trouble, be sure to watch the learning glass video on unrooted trees and parsimony. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Great...

Question 1. What two things do nodes represent on phylogenies? Nodes represent the most recent common ancestor of two or more descendant lineages and represent a speciation event. Question 2. Compare the branching patterns of phylogenies 1-3 above. Which statement below correctly describes the patterns among trees 1-3? Tree 1 = Tree 2 Question 3. Which node represents the MRCA for taxa F and G? 3 Question 4. Which taxon or taxa is/are the sister group to E + F? D, G, H Questi

1. Based on what you learned in lab 1, and assuming the relationships shown in figure 2.1 are correct, do ‘prokaryotes’ form a monophyletic group? No 2. Based on figure 2.2, are the groups labeled “Archaea” monophyletic in the “two-domain” hypothesis? Yes 3. Bacillus anthracis - d Vibrio cholerae - f Chlamydia trachomatis - e Lokiarchaeota - c Yersinia pestis - b Thermus aquaticus - g Staphylococcus aureus - a 4. Based on table 2.2, to which class of ‘trophy’ do hum...

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Pre-Lab 7: Introduction to Metazoa (Score: Question 1. Study the phylogeny of animals in figure 7.3. Where are humans on this phylogeny? What are the defining features of the phylum to which humans belong? Humans are on the chordata. The defining features are notochord, dorsal hollow nerve chord, and post-anal tail. Question 2. Study the phylogeny of animals in figure 7.3. What feature of the phylogeny supports the fact that deep relationships among animals remain unresolved? Polytomy:sho...

Pre-lab 4: Introduction to Plant Diversity I

Pre-lab 6: Botanical Conservatory and Fungal Diversity (Score: 4.75/5) Question 1. Identify two reasons why maintaining a large, living plant collection is an important public and scientific resource. It lets us study different types of plants without having to travel all over the world and it teaches us better methods of conservation. Question 2. In figure 6.2 above, which season (X or Y) would correspond to winter at point A? Season X Question 3. On which side (left or right) of figure...

BIS 2C “Biodiversity and The Tree of Life” Midterm 2 Study Guide: Plantae Lineage The Non-vascular plants-Bryophytes/Embryophytes: 1. Early non-vascular plants including Charates and Coleochaete (outgroup-streptophytes) had phragmoplast, branched filaments, apical growth (meristems), and oogamy. 2. Bryophyte: A small flowerless green plant of the division Bryophyta, which compromises the Mosses (Polytrichum), Hornwort (Anthoceros), and Liverworts. • Traditional name used to refer ...