In Context of the Information They Present,phylogenies Are

question 31

Multiple Choice

In context of the information they present,phylogenies are

• A) evolutionary trees that depict species' relationships based on descent from shared ancestors.
• B) family trees that follow parents and offspring of a species.
• C) charts that show the presence or absence of disease in families.
• D) visual hypotheses, or proposals, based on scientific examination of species traits or genetics.
• E) both evolutionary trees, depicting species' relationships, and visual proposals based on examination of traits.

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Definitions:

Salivate

To salivate means to produce saliva, often in anticipation of food or in response to its presence, characterized by the physiological process of digestion.

Salivation in Dogs

An automatic response that occurs in dogs when they anticipate food, famously studied by Pavlov in his classical conditioning experiments.

Nobel Prize

A set of annual international awards bestowed in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, or scientific advances.

Classical Conditioning

A behavioral technique where two stimuli are systematically linked together; over time, a reaction originally elicited by the second stimulus is elicited by the first stimulus alone.