Cladogram Practice

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Common descent

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Describes how a group of organisms share a most recent common ancestor.

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What is artificial selection?

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A process in which humans breed organisms for specific desired traits.

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Lamarck’s theory of evolution includes the concept that new traits appear because of:

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Use and disuse.

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On a cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

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Hare.

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What is speciation?

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Formation of new species.

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What is a cladogram?

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A diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among various biological species.

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What does the term 'phylogeny' refer to?

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The evolutionary history and relationships among species.

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What is the significance of a common ancestor in evolution?

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It indicates that different species have diverged from a shared lineage.

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What is natural selection?

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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is the role of fossils in understanding evolution?

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Fossils provide evidence of past life forms and their changes over time.