Evolutionary trees (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What does an evolutionary tree show?
What does an evolutionary tree show?
How species are related through evolution
Who created the three-domain system and in what year?
Who created the three-domain system and in what year?
Carl Woese in 1977
Which domain includes plants, animals, fungi and protists?
Which domain includes plants, animals, fungi and protists?
Eukaryota
Where are Archaea typically found?
Where are Archaea typically found?
In extreme places like hot/salty areas
What can cyanobacteria do?
What can cyanobacteria do?
Photosynthesis
How many kingdoms did the Linnaean system start with?
How many kingdoms did the Linnaean system start with?
Two (plants and animals)
What do branching points on evolutionary trees represent?
What do branching points on evolutionary trees represent?
A common ancestor
On an evolutionary tree, where is the past usually shown?
On an evolutionary tree, where is the past usually shown?
Bottom or left side
What does fossil data help scientists work out?
What does fossil data help scientists work out?
When species lived
Why is DNA analysis more accurate than physical features?
Why is DNA analysis more accurate than physical features?
It reveals non-obvious relationships
What did microscopes allow scientists to see?
What did microscopes allow scientists to see?
Internal structures of tiny organisms
What type of evidence did Woese use for the three-domain system?
What type of evidence did Woese use for the three-domain system?
Molecular evidence