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QUESTION 5 2 points QUESTION 6 Which of the following best expresses the questio

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QUESTION 5

2 points   

QUESTION 6

Which of the following best expresses the question Exercise 4.1 of the Systematics Lab was designed to answer? [2 pt; L2; I.A.1]

What are the evolutionary relationships within the family Drosophilidae?

What impact do species of Drosophila have on the local environment?

Which species of Drosophila is most abundant?

How diverse is the family Drosophilidae?

2 points   

QUESTION 7

What was the independent variable in Exercise 4.1 of the Systematics Lab? [2 pt; L2; I.A.2]

The seasons during which flies were collected.

The species of flies in the family Drosophilidae under consideration.

The morphological characters of the flies in the family Drosophilidae.

The number of different species in the family Drosophilidae collected.

2 points   

QUESTION 8

What was the dependent variable in Exercise 3.1 of the Systematics Lab? [2 pt; L2; I.A.2]

The number of different species in the family Drosophilidae collected.

The morphological characters of the flies in the family Drosophilidae.

The species of flies in the family Drosophilidae under consideration.

The seasons during which flies were collected.

2 points   

QUESTION 9

What negative control (outgroup) was used in Exercise 3.1 of the Systematics Lab? [2 pt; L2; I.A.2]

Drosophila affinis

Chymomyza amoena

Drosophila tripunctata

Drosophila melanogaster

2 points   

QUESTION 10

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, calculate and report the total fly abundance for the Summer and Winter seasons. [2 pt; L2; I.A.3]

Summer season = 5.5; Winter season = 4.0

Summer season = 585; Winter season = 124

Summer season = 0.82; Winter season = 0.44

Summer season = 1.34; Winter season = 0.66

2 points   

QUESTION 11

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, perform and report the p-value of an appropriate statistical test comparing fly abundance in the Summer and Winter seasons. [2 pt; L2; I.A.3]

p = 0.19

p = 0.11

p = 0.04

p = 0.02

2 points   

QUESTION 12

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, which of the following statements best expresses the conclusion drawn from the study of abundance? [3 pt; L3; I.A.4]

There is no significant difference (p > 0.05) in fly abundance between the Summer and Winter seasons.

Fly abundance during the Summer season is significantly greater (p < 0.05) compared to the Winter season.

Fly abundance during the Winter season is significantly greater (p < 0.05) compared to the Summer season.

3 points   

QUESTION 13

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, calculate and report the average species richness for the Summer and Winter seasons. [2 pt; L2; I.A.3]

Summer season = 1.34; Winter season = 0.66

Summer season = 0.82; Winter season = 0.44

Summer season = 585; Winter season = 125

Summer season = 5.5; Winter season = 4.0

2 points   

QUESTION 14

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, perform and report the p-value of an appropriate statistical test comparing species richness in the Summer and Winter seasons. [2 pt; L2; I.A.3]

p = 0.02

p = 0.03

p = 0.11

p = 0.19

2 points   

QUESTION 15

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, which of the following statements best expresses the conclusion drawn from the study of richness? [3 pt; L3; I.A.4]

Species richness during the Winter season is significantly greater (p < 0.05) than the Summer season.

There is no significant difference (p > 0.05) in species richness during the Summer and Winter seasons.

Species richness during the Summer season is significantly greater (p < 0.05) than the Winter season.

3 points   

QUESTION 16

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, calculate and report the average Shannon diversity index for the Summer and Winter seasons. [2 pt; L2; I.A.3]

Summer season = 5.5; Winter season = 4.0

Summer season = 585; Winter season = 125

Summer season = 0.66; Winter season = 0.44

Summer season = 1.39; Winter season = 0.89

2 points   

QUESTION 17

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, perform and report the p-value of an appropriate statistical test comparing fly diversity in the Summer and Winter seasons. [2 pt; L2; I.A.3]

p = 0.19

p = 0.14

p = 0.03

p = 0.02

2 points   

QUESTION 18

From the Case Study in Exercise 3.3 of the Biodiversity Supplement, which of the following statements best expresses the conclusion drawn from the study of diversity? [3 pt; L3; I.A.4]

Drosophila diversity during the Winter season is significantly greater (p < 0.05) than the Summer season.

Drosophila diversity during the Summer season is significantly greater (p < 0.05) than the Winter season.

There is no significant difference (p > 0.05) in Drosophila diversity during the Summer and Winter seasons.

3 points   

QUESTION 19

1 points   

QUESTION 20

jaws

choanae

vertebrae

fingers and toes

1 points   

QUESTION 21

bony ribs and shoulder girdle

vertebrae

choanae

fingers and toes

jaws

What are the evolutionary relationships within the family Drosophilidae?

What impact do species of Drosophila have on the local environment?

Which species of Drosophila is most abundant?

How diverse is the family Drosophilidae?

Explanation / Answer

Q5. Incomplete question.

Q6.  Question Exercise 4.1 is not provided.

Q7.  Question Exercise 4.1 is not provided.

Q8. Question Exercise 3.1 is not provided.

Q9. Question Exercise 3.1 is not provided.

Q10. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q11. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q12. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q13. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q14. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q15. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q16. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q17. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q18. Case study in Exercise 3.3 is not provided.

Q19. Cladogram is not provided.

Q20. Synapomorphy is termed as a characteristic present in an ancestral species and shared in a exclusive way by its evolutionary descendants. For tetrapoda, fingers and toes is a synapomorphy.

Q21. A plesiomorphy indicates to the ancestral trait state, most of the time in reference to a derived trait state. In case of tetrapoda, they are - vertebrae, fingers and toes and jaws.

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