Title: Goals and Learning Objectives - chp 22
Course: BIO-182 RTZ > Section: Week 2 - Phylogenetic Trees

CHAPTER 22 – PHYLOGENY & CLASSIFICATION

Goals:

- Understand evolutionary relationships including the theory, terminology, and construction of phylogenetic trees
- Describe sources of evolutionary data and the uses of phylogenetic trees.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the structure of a phylogenetic tree and how it relates different groups of organisms
2. Define ‘homology’; compare and contrast derived trait and synapomorphy
3. Explain how information on ancestral, homologous,  and homoplastic traits are used to construct phylogenetic trees.
4. Define the principle of parsimony and explain why it is a preferred strategy for constructing phylogenies.
5. Review how the concepts of genus and species arose and explain why they are important.
6. Define monophyletic .

Key Terms: ancestral trait,binomial nomenclature, clade, class, convergent evolution, derived trait, evolutionary reversal, family, genera, genus, homologous, homoplasy, ingroup,kingdom, molecular clock, monophyletic, morphology, node, order, outgroup, parsimony,phyla, phylogenetic tree, phylogeny, synapomorphy, systematics, taxon, tree of life