How does differ from evolution systematic? Only cladistics traces evolution relationship and construct classifies that reflects these relationship. Only evolution systematic recognizes that organisms must be compared using specific characters. Only cladistics rigorously defines the kinds of homologies that yields the most useful information. Only clasdictics uses homologous traits to trace to apply evolution relationship Why is the paleospcc.es concept more difficult to apply to organisms than the biological and the ecological species concepts? Because reproductive isolation cannot be studied directly Because ecological distinction are difficult to impossible be past environments Because neither exclusive mating nor ecological separators are usually accessible us fossil specimens. Because homologous Waits are rarely expressed In fossil specimens Parapatric specification is characterized by? Complete reproductive isolation of two populations Partial reproductive isolation of two populations. No reproductive isolation of two populations. Complete ecologic niche separation of two species What is the age of the oldest known fossil found on Earth 3.8 billion years. 3.5 billion years. 2 billion years. 520 million years. Taphonomy is the study of: What happens to organic matter after death. How bones mineralize during fossilization. The rules of classification. Ancestral traits In closely related species. When general and specialized traits of organisms are considered in evolution it is important to recognize that only a generalized ancestor can profit from the flexible evolutionary basis for rapid diversification Which of the following animals is an appropriate example for a highly specialized placental mammal that is structurally to a narrow, rodent/woodpecker-like econiche: The duck-billed platypus. The wallaby. The white-tailed deer. The aye-aye of Madagascar. Solution 41. B. Partial reproductive isolation of two populations. Parapatric speciation occurs when populations are separated not by a geographical barrier, such as a body of water, but by an extreme change in habitat. While populations in these areas may interbreed, they often develop distinct characteristics and lifestyles. Reproductive isolation in these cases is not geographic but rather temporal or behavioral. 42. B. 3.5 billion years. The oldest known fossils, are cyanobacteria from Archaean rocks of western Australia, dated 3.5 billion years old. 43. B. How bones mineralize during fossilization. Taphonomy is the branch of palaeontology that deals with the processes of fossilization. 44. C. The aye aye of Madagascar. From an ecological point of view the aye-aye fills the niche of a woodpecker, as it is capable of penetrating wood to extract the invertebrates within..