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Cladogram Practice
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10th Grade
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Sheila Brockers White
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This quiz comprehensively covers evolutionary biology and phylogenetic analysis, specifically focusing on cladograms and the mechanisms of evolution. The content is appropriate for 10th grade biology students who are learning to interpret evolutionary relationships through cladogram analysis and understand fundamental evolutionary concepts. Students need to understand how shared derived characteristics determine evolutionary relationships, interpret branching patterns in phylogenetic trees, and distinguish between closely and distantly related organisms based on their position on cladograms. The quiz also assesses students' grasp of key evolutionary principles including natural selection, adaptation, speciation, and common descent. Students must demonstrate their ability to analyze evolutionary evidence through DNA similarities, artificial selection examples, and historical evolutionary theories, while also applying vocabulary terms like vestigial structures and the differences between natural and artificial selection processes. Created by Sheila Brockers White, a Biology teacher in the US who teaches grade 10. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool for students studying evolutionary relationships and phylogenetic analysis. Teachers can effectively use this resource as a review activity before unit exams, homework practice to reinforce classroom instruction on cladogram interpretation, or as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before diving deeper into evolutionary concepts. The combination of cladogram analysis questions and evolutionary theory applications makes this quiz particularly valuable for checking student understanding of both visual data interpretation and conceptual knowledge. This assessment aligns with NGSS standards HS-LS4-1 (analyzing evolutionary relationships through multiple lines of evidence) and HS-LS4-2 (constructing explanations for evolutionary change based on scientific evidence), providing teachers with a comprehensive tool to evaluate student mastery of essential evolutionary biology concepts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cladograms are constructed by grouping organisms together based on their____________ characteristics.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two orgainsms have hair?
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to:
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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