Phylogenetic Trees-Africa Storyline

What term is used to describe a diagram that shows the lines of descent from a common ancestor for different species?

• karyotype

• genotype

• phylogenetic tree

• phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Which lion prides are the most closely related according to the phylogenetic tree shown?

• sabi sands and tsavo

• Zimbabwe and cameroon

• Kalahari and umfolozi

• etosha45 and stave

What do the branching points on a phylogenetic tree represent?

• time

• a shared common ancestor

• members of the same species

• interbreeding among different species

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Which lion pride shares the most recent common ancestor with the Fannie Roberts pride?

• Etosha45

• Kalahari

• Zimbabwe

• Tsavo

According to this phylogenetic tree, which lion prides separated from the other groups the longest ago?

• Etosha45 and BOT2

• Kalahari and Unfolozi

• zambia103

• Tsavo and Cameroon

According to this phylogenetic tree, which species/group separated from the others the longest ago?

• tiger

• etosha45

• sabi sands

• Kalahari

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

According to this phylogenetic tree, which pride is most closely related to BOT2?

• etosha45

• unfolozi

• tiger

• sabi sands

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

According to this phylogenetic tree, which pair of species shares the most recent common ancestor?

• Kalahari and unfolozi

• tiger and etosha

• Zimbabwe and zambia

• sabi sands and Cameroon

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Should scientists use only one gene/trait to determine relatedness and create phylogenetic trees?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

According to this phylogenetic tree, which of the following choices is the least closely related to the Zambia pride?

• zimbabwe

• kalahari

• sabi sands

• tsavo