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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is correct based on the information shown in this cladogram?
the turtle and the frog are more similar to each other than the turtle and the bass
frogs have existed for a longer time that bass
the frog is more closely related to the bass than to the leopard
the bass is exinct
- 2. Multiple Choice
Using the cladogram: a common ancestor of amphibians and ray-finned fish would have
a bony skeleton
four limbs
scaly skin
eggs with shells
None of these
- 3. Multiple Choice
Phylogeny is usually represented by a tree diagram called a _________ - _____
Genetic Line
Phylogenetic Tree
Photographic Queue
Future Babies
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who is the closest relative to the brown bear?
Giant panda
Dog
Lesser panda
Sun bear
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?Point APoint BPoint CPoint D
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich two animals are most closely related?Swordfish and FrogSwordfish and AlligatorFrog and AlligatorT. rex and Alligator
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the sponge and mouse's most common ancestor?Point EPoint BPoint CPoint D
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAll the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -FurClaws or nailsLungsJaws
- 9. Multiple Choice
Prokaryote is a ________ grouping.
Paraphyletic
Polyphyletic
Monophyletic
Nonphyletic
- 10. Multiple ChoiceFeature shared by two or more organisms because they are descended from a common ancestor.HomologySynapomorphySymplesiomorphyHomoplasy
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA group that includes ALL of the organisms descended from a common ancestor that share common features. Like MammalsCladogramMonophyleticParaphyleticTaxonomic Character
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA group of organisms descended from a common ancestor that EXCLUDES some of the descendants. Like birds are excluded from the group Reptiles, even though they are descended from a common ancestorCladogramMonophyleticParaphyleticTaxonomic Character
- 13. Multiple Choice
What kind of group?
clade
paraphyletic
Polyphyletic
Monophyletic
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which group is the outgroup?
red
blue
green
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is an outgroup?
A set of organisms under study
A more distantly related group of organisms that serves as a reference group
A grouping that includes a common ancestor and all the descendants
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?jawsmammary glands & hairterrestrial during all life stagesopposable thumbs
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