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What is the fundamental principle behind the two-part naming system, Binomial Nomenclature, developed by Carl Linnaeus?

It uses the Genus name followed by the speicces name to identify an organism

According to the principles of cladistics, which type of traits are most useful for constructing a phylogeny (evolutionary tree)

shared derived characters

which of the following is a defining characteristic of phylum chordata, present at some stage of their life cycle

a post-anal trail

what is the primary function of a dichotomous key in bio?

to allow a user to determine the identity of an item by making series of choices

in the linnaean taxonomic hierarchy, which of the following ranks is the most specific, containing the fewest number of species

genus

the development of sensory organs concentrated at the front end of an animal, which is typically associated with bilateral symmetry is reffered to as

cephalization

which statement accurately describes a key difference between ancestral and derived characters in placental mammals

derived characters are features that arose after the split from marsupials

chordates are described as deuterostomes what does this indicate about their embryonic development

the anus develops from the first opening in the embryo

a major limitation of classifying organisms solely on the number of shared physical characterisitcs is that these groupings

do not necessarily reflect the evolutionary history of the organisms

how must the scientific name “homosapiens” be formateted according to the rules of the binomial nomenclature

the genus is capitalized and the species is lowercase, with both in italics