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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -AmphibiansRodents and rabbitsCrocodilesBirds - 2. Multiple ChoiceAccording to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to -AmphibiansSharksRay Finned FishCrocodiles
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?jawsmammary glands & hairterrestrial during all life stagesopposable thumbs
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?crayfishratperchfrog
- 5. Multiple ChoiceOn the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?FrogHareCaimanParrot
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAll the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -FurClaws or nailsLungsJaws
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is this a picture of?
Pedigree
Cladogram
Family Tree
Oak Tree
- 8. Multiple Choice
What characteristic do all the organisms on this cladogram share?
Being bi-pedal & having language
Complex brains
Fully binocular vision
Partial binocular vision & opposable thumbs
- 9. Multiple ChoiceCladograms are constructed by grouping organisms together based on their____________ characteristics.shareddifferentsimilaropposite
- 10. Multiple Choice
The two species that are closely related to each other are __.
A and B
B and C
C and D
D and E
- 11. Multiple Choice
A common ancestor for both A and E could be at position __.
1
2
3
4
- 12. Multiple ChoiceYou look at two species and see very similar amino acid sequences. What does this likely tell you?These are the same animal.These animals have a common ancestor.These animals are not likely related.These animals are likely becoming one species.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat genus does Bird X belong to?CerthideaGeospizaCamarhynchusPlatyspiza
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of bird Z?CerthideaGeospizaCamarhynchusPlatyspiza
- 15. Multiple Choice
What characteristic distinguishes amphibians from birds and reptiles?
Amniotic egg
Egg shells
Vertebrae
Hair/fur
- 16. Multiple ChoiceCladograms are constructed by grouping organisms together based on their____________ characteristics.shareddifferentsimilaropposite
- 17. Multiple ChoiceBased on the phylogenic tree, which of these shows a correct ancestral lineage?E is an ancestor to F and GC is an ancestor to D and EB is an ancestor to AE is an ancestor to H and I
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHomologousVestigialAnalogous
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow would you describe this picture? butterly vs. bat wingHomologous structureAnalogous structureStructural adaptionFunctional adaption
- 20. Multiple Choice
According to this image, which two domains of life are most related?
Bacteria & Archaea
Archaea & Eukarya
Eukarya & Bacteria
- 21. Multiple Choice
According to this tree, which of these animal phyla are most closely related?
Arthropoda & Mollusca
Arthropoda & Chordata
Chordata & Mollusca
- 22. Multiple Choice
The diagram below represents possible genetic relationships between groups of organisms.
Which statement is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from the diagram?
Insects are more complex than mammals.
Earthworms and sea stars have a common ancestor.
Snails appeared on Earth before corals.
Sponges were the last new species to appear on Earth.
- 23. Multiple Choice
On a cladogram, if the derived characteristic falls above the organism, then the organism......
has the derived characteristic.
does not have the derived characteristic.
shares the derived characteristic with an organism not on the cladogram.
has a beneficial genetic mutation.
- 24. Multiple Choice
On a cladogram, if the derived characteristic falls below the organism, then the organism......
has the derived characteristic.
does not have the derived characteristic.
shares the derived characteristic with an organism not on the cladogram.
has a beneficial genetic mutation.
- 25. Multiple Choice
How do you determine the derived characteristics that are shared between two or more organisms on the cladogram?
the shared derived characteristics are found between the organisms being compared.
the shared derived characteristics are found above the organisms being compared.
the shared derived characteristics are found below the lowest organisms on the cladogram being compared.
there are no shared derived characteristics among organisms on a cladogram.
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