What is this a picture of?

• Pedigree

• Cladogram

• Family Tree

• Oak Tree

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?

• Amphibians

• Ray finned fish

• Crocodiles

• Birds

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Fur

• Claws or nails

• Lungs

• Jaws

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What characteristic do all the organisms on this cladogram share?

• Being bi-pedal & having language

• Complex brains

• Fully binocular vision

• Partial binocular vision & opposable thumbs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is a fossil?

• a plant that has recently died
• a group of organisms that can reproduce
• a structure or organ that no longer functions
• a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

• different species on different islands
• all species on one of the islands
• identical species on all the islands
• the same species as North America

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Genetic Mutations, which occur randomly, are important because they bring about

• death of the organism in which they develop

• genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

• benefits for the individual, not for the population

• Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to....

• Amphibians

• Rodents & rabbits

• Crocodiles

• Birds

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

• jaws

• mammary glands & hair

• terrestrial during all life stages

• bipedal & opposable thumbs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the term for an inherited trait that is selected for over time, because it allows an organism to survive better in its environment?

• variation

• adaptation

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure