Nicole Murray

Fayetteville State University
Adjunct Instructor

Biography

Part-time, online instructor in the Criminal Justice Department for the following courses: Biological Evidence, Forensic Chemistry
In-person instructor for High School students. Creating a new curriculum for High School forensic fingerprinting class

Education

BS Forensic Science with a concentration in Biology
Fayetteville State University

Educator Statistics

Numerade tutor for 6 years
4 Students Helped

Topics Covered

Mastering Equations and Inequalities: Your Guide to Mathematical Success
The Fascinating History of Life: From Origins to Present
Discover the Evolutionary Tree with Our Phylogeny Analysis Tools
Discover the Differences Between Bacteria and Archaea

Nicole's Textbook Answer Videos

05:27
Campbell Biology

In a comparison of birds and mammals, the condition of having four limbs is
a. a shared ancestral character.
b. a shared derived character.
c. a character useful for distinguishing birds from mammals.
d. an example of analogy rather than homology.

Chapter 26: Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Nicole Murray
01:48
Campbell Biology

Based on the tree below, which statement is not correct?
a. The salamander lineage is a basal taxon.
b. Salamanders are a sister group to the group containing lizards, goats, and humans.
c. Salamanders are as closely related to goats as to humans.
d. Lizards are more closely related to salamanders than to humans.

Chapter 26: Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Nicole Murray
01:12
Campbell Biology

If you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup?
a. wolf
b. domestic cat
c. lion
d. leopard

Chapter 26: Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Nicole Murray
04:49
Campbell Biology

(a) Draw a phylogenetic tree based on characters $1-5$ in the table below. Place hatch marks on the tree to indicate the origin(s) of characters $1-6 .$ (b) Assume that tuna and dolphins are sister species and redraw the phylogenetic tree accordingly. Use hatch marks to indicate the origin(s) of characters $1-6 .$ (c) How many evolutionary changes are required in each tree? Which tree is most parsimonious?

Chapter 26: Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Nicole Murray
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