Quiz about Cladogram Practice

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Ray finned fish

Answer

Amphibians

Answer

Crocodiles

Answer

Birds

Question 2

Which two orgainsms have hair?

Accepted Answer

Primates & Rodents

Answer

Sharks & Ray Finned Fish

Answer

Birds & Crocodiles

Answer

Rabbits & Birds

Question 3

According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to:

Accepted Answer

Sharks

Answer

Amphibians

Answer

Ray Finned Fish

Answer

Crocodiles

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

bipedal & opposable thumbs

Answer

jaws

Answer

mammary glands & hair

Answer

terrestrial during all life stages

Question 5

According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?

Accepted Answer

crayfish

Answer

grasshopper

Answer

perch

Answer

frog

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Hare

Answer

Frog

Answer

Caiman

Answer

Parrot

Question 7

Individuals that are well adapted to their environment will survive and produce:

Accepted Answer

More offspring

Answer

Fewer mutations

Answer

Stronger genes

Answer

Better traits

Question 8

You look at two species and see very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

Accepted Answer

These animals have a common ancestor.

Answer

These are the same animal.

Answer

These animals are not likely related.

Answer

These animals are likely becoming one species.

Question 9

Horse breeding for specific desired traits is an example of which type of evolutionary evidence?

Accepted Answer

Artificial selection

Answer

Embryology

Answer

Fossils

Answer

Biochemical molecules

Question 10

An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

adaptation

Answer

vestigial structure

Answer

speciation

Answer

analogous structure

Question 11

Common descent

Accepted Answer

describes how a group of organisms share a most recent common ancestor

Answer

Idk

Answer

No common ancestor

Answer

None of the above

Question 12

Natural selection

Accepted Answer

process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest

Answer

Humans select which animals live and die

Answer

both

Answer

IDK

Question 13

Which is more closely related?

Accepted Answer

Gorilla and Human

Answer

Lamprey and tiger

Answer

Salamander and Tiger

Answer

Shark and Lizard

Question 14

The lizard has all these derived characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Bipedal

Answer

Jaws

Answer

Lungs

Answer

Amniotic Membrane

Question 15

How many derived characteristics are represented on the diagram above?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 16

Which animals have amniotic eggs?

Accepted Answer

Turtle and Leopard

Answer

Turtle and Tuna

Answer

Lancelet and Lamprey

Answer

Tuna and Slaamander

Question 17

Which organism does not have a Vertebral Column?

Accepted Answer

Lancelet

Answer

Lamprey

Answer

Tuna

Answer

Salamander

Question 18

Cladograms are constructed by grouping organisms together based on their____________ characteristics.

Accepted Answer

different

Answer

shared

Answer

similar

Answer

shared

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Ray-Finned Fish

Answer

Amphibians

Answer

Primates

Answer

Birds

Question 20

According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to:

Accepted Answer

Sharks

Answer

Amphibians

Answer

Birds

Answer

Crocadilles

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

Bipedal and Opposable Thumbs

Answer

jaws

Answer

tetrapod

Answer

terrestrial during all life stages

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

Hare

Answer

Parrot

Answer

Shark

Answer

Frog

Question 23

How long ago was common ancestor in this phylogenetic tree alive?

Accepted Answer

61.5-61.9 mya

Answer

53.7-54.1 mya

Answer

50.7-54.9 mya

Answer

37.9-46.5 mya

Question 24

What is the common ancestor of Letters A, B, C, D, E?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 25

Which species is most closely related to species D?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Question 26

Species B is more closely related to C than to A.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 27

Which species is most closely related to species C?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

D

Question 28

Species D is more closely related to A than to B.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 29

Which species is most closely related to species B?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 30

Species B is more closely related to A than to D.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 31

Which species is most closely related to species F?

Accepted Answer

E

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 32

Species E is more closely related to D than to B.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 33

Species B is more closely related to D than to A.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 34

Which species is most closely related to E?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

F

Question 35

Species E is more closely related to B than F.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 36

True or False: Species E is more closely related to B than F.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 37

Which species is most closely related to B?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Answer

E

Answer

F

Question 38

Species D is more closely related to A than to F.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 39

Species B is more closely related to D than to E.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 40

Which of the following is most closely related to species C?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

E

Answer

F

Question 41

D is more closely related to A than to C.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 42

C is more closely related to B than to F.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 43

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

Accepted Answer

bipedal & opposable thumbs

Answer

jaws

Answer

mammary glands & hair

Answer

terrestrial during all life stages

Question 44

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

Accepted Answer

Hare

Answer

Frog

Answer

Caiman

Answer

Parrot

Question 45

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

Accepted Answer

Rodents & rabbits

Answer

Amphibians

Answer

Crocodiles

Answer

Birds

Question 46

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

Accepted Answer

bipedal & opposable thumbs

Answer

jaws

Answer

mammary glands & hair

Answer

terrestrial during all life stages

Question 47

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

Accepted Answer

Caiman

Answer

Frog

Answer

Hare

Answer

Parrot

Question 48

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

Accepted Answer

Claws or nails

Answer

Fur

Answer

Lungs

Answer

Jaws

Question 49

Which is the newest trait?

Accepted Answer

Hair

Answer

Amniotic egg

Answer

Walking legs

Answer

Jaws

Question 50

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

Accepted Answer

Ray finned fish

Answer

Amphibians

Answer

Crocodiles

Answer

Birds

Question 51

What is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

Cladogram

Answer

Pedigree

Answer

Family Tree

Answer

Oak Tree

Question 52

What characteristic distinguishes amphibians from birds and reptiles?

Accepted Answer

Amniotic egg

Answer

Egg shells

Answer

Vertebrae

Answer

Hair/fur

Question 53

What distinguishes zebras from from giraffes?

Accepted Answer

even number of toes

Answer

un-branching horns (in males)

Answer

fur

Answer

carnivorous teeth

Question 54

What characteristic do all the organisms on this cladogram share?

Accepted Answer

Partial binocular vision & opposable thumbs

Answer

Being bi-pedal & having language

Answer

Complex brains

Answer

Fully binocular vision

Question 55

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

Accepted Answer

Claws or nails

Answer

Fur

Answer

Lungs

Answer

Jaws

Question 56

What characteristic do all the organisms on this cladogram share?

Accepted Answer

Partial binocular vision & opposable thumbs

Answer

Being bi-pedal & having language

Answer

Complex brains

Answer

Fully binocular vision

Question 57

Among the living species, which two organisms are most closely related?

Accepted Answer

E and F

Answer

A and G

Answer

C and F

Answer

B and G

Question 58

Which statement is supported by the cladogram?

Accepted Answer

The salamander does not produce an amniotic egg.

Answer

The tuna does not have a jaws.

Answer

The leopard does not walk on four legs.

Answer

The lamprey does not have a vertebral column

Question 59

Which statement is best supported by the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Species T and Species U are related to species X.

Answer

Species X evolved later than Species U but before Species S.

Answer

Species T is the ancestor of Species S.

Answer

Species U and V evolved from Species S.

Question 60

In the modern classification system, organisms

are classified based on evolutionary

relationships. The illustration below shows how

several groups of organisms are classified. Among the living species, which two organisms are most closely related?

Accepted Answer

E and F

Answer

A and G

Answer

C and F

Answer

B and G

Question 61

In an evolutionary classification scheme, what is true of species within one genus?

Accepted Answer

They will be more similar to each other than they are to other species.

Answer

They have identical genes.

Answer

They will not be similar in appearance.

Answer

They will be limited to species that can interbreed.

Question 62

This is a cladogram for marine mammals. Using the cladogram, which organisms exhibit the most similar structures?

Accepted Answer

dolphins and porpoises

Answer

dolphins and cats

Answer

dolphins and true seals

Answer

dolphins and sperm whales

Question 63

What type of structures are shown?

Accepted Answer

Homologous

Answer

Analogous

Answer

Vestigial

Answer

Heterologous

Question 64

What type of structures are shown?

Accepted Answer

Analogous

Answer

Homologous

Answer

Vestigial

Answer

Heterologous

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