Phylogenetics and Cladograms

Multiple Choice

According to this phylogenetic tree, which creature is the least related out of all pictured?

• Fish

• Frog

• Salamander

• Human

Multiple Choice

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

• Fur

• Claws or nails

• Lungs

• Jaws

Multiple Choice

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Multiple Choice

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

• Saurischian dinosaurs

• Ornithischian dinosaurs

• Crocodiles

• None of these are related to birds

Multiple Choice

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the parrot?

• Frog

• Hare

• Caiman

• Parrot

Multiple Choice

Which organisms from this cladogram are more closely related lizard and salamander OR Lizard and Mouse?

• Lizard and Salamander

• Lizard and Mouse

Multiple Choice

What kind of microscope can see bacteria cells stained with dye?

• Compound (Light) microscope

• Dissecting Microscope

• scanning electron microscope

• transmission electron microscope

Multiple Choice

Which microscope could be used to see the INNER PARTS of dead cell's organelles (smaller parts)?

• Dissecting Microscope

• Compound (Light) Microscope

• Scanning Electron Microscope

• Transmission Electron Microscope

Multiple Choice

Which microscope could be used to see a whole insect, like a bee, in greater detail?

• Dissecting Microscope

• Compound (Light) Microscope

• Scanning Electron Microscope

• Transmission Electron Microscope

Multiple Choice

True or False: Depth is measured on the X-axis of this graph

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What conclusions can be drawn form this graph? (CO2 is Carbon Dioxide)

• Atmospheric carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming

• Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels in parts per million have been rising since 1960

• Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels in parts per million have been falling since 1960

• Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have not meaningfully changed in the past several decades