Phylogenetic Trees

Who is most closely related to Taxidea taxus?

• Lutra lutra

• Panthera pardus

• Canis latrans

• Canis lupus

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Fish

• Frog

• Salamander

• Human

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of these animals does not have/produce an amniotic egg?

• Turtle

• Leopard

• Lamprey

• All three of these animals produce the amniotic egg

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the name for the "trait" shown on these tree, such as "egg shells" and "four limbs"?

• Derived characteristics

• Trait nodes

• Branching elements

• Harmonious changes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In a phylogenetic tree, the branching points represent common ancestors.

• Yes

• NO

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Do theropods have light bones?

• yes

• no

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

• Frog

• Hare

• Caiman

• Parrot

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2