SCI _07_Unit 7_ Lesson 3: Cladograms

Multiple Choice

Compare the limbs of modern vertebrates.

Which statement best explains the similarities between the limbs?

• All four vertebrates move in the same way.

• These four vertebrates share a common ancestor.

• The limbs can be used in water or on land

• A lizard is an ancestor of a frog.

Answer the question on Page 22 of your Discovery Journal

How can a model help us understand the relationship among organisms?

​Focus Question:

Open Ended

How can a model help us understand the relationship among organisms?

Poll

Are Horses and Zebras related?

• Yes!! Totally!!

• No Way!!

What do you THINK the following words mean? Jot your ideas down in the chart on page 15 of your Discovery Journal

Open Ended

What do all the animals have in common?

Open Ended

What do the alligator and bird have in common that other animals do not have?

Open Ended

What do the human, rabbit, bird, and alligator have in common?

Open Ended

Which characteristic does the shark share with the other animals on the cladogram?

Multiple Choice

Which of these are most closely related?

• Bird and alligator

• bird and human

Multiple Select

Which organisms share a common ancestor that had a bony skeleton?

• Shark

• Tuna

• Human

• Rabbit

• Frog

Multiple Choice

Who was the most recent common ancestor for humans, rabbits, birds, and alligators? 

• Shark

• Tuna

• Frog

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