Based on this phylogenetic tree, which statement is true?

Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to raccoons than they are to giant pandas

Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to raccoons

Brown bears are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to sun bears

The bear species are all more genetically similar to dogs than they are to giant pandas

The figwort family is a large one consisting of many flowering plants that look similar. For what reason have some members of the family been reclassified into a new family?

DNA analysis shows the similarities in flower shape to be a product of convergent evolution.

Cladistic analysis shows the differences in flower structure to be fewer than the shared similarities.

DNA analysis shows some of the families to have suffered recent mutations in only one gene.

DNA analysis shows the similarities between the seed dispersal strategies to be a product of divergent evolution.

Phylogeny & Cladistics

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A common ancestor for both C and E could be at position __.

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Which statement represents the best explanation for the observation that the nuclear DNA of wolves and domestic dogs has a very high degree of sequence homology?
Dogs and wolves...

have very similar morphologies.

belong to the same order.

are both members of the order Carnivora.

share a very recent common ancestor.

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Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?

Hippopotamus

Baleen Whale

Grazing Mammals

Camels

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The two extant species that are closely related to each other are __.

A and B

B and C

C and D

D and E

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The most precise information to use when making phylogenetic trees is...

morphology

molecular

fossil

synapomorphies

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Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the cladogram above?

Species P and Q are equally related to species T.

Species P and T do not share a common ancestor.

Species S evolved from species R.

Species S is more closely related to species T than to species R.

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

crayfish

grasshopper

perch

frog

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Phylogeny & Cladistics

A common ancestor for both C and E could be at position __.

Which statement represents the best explanation for the observation that the nuclear DNA of wolves and domestic dogs has a very high degree of sequence homology?
Dogs and wolves...

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?

The two extant species that are closely related to each other are __.

The most precise information to use when making phylogenetic trees is...

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the cladogram above?

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

Who is the closest relative to the brown bear?

Based on this phylogenetic tree, which statement is true?

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

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A common ancestor for both C and E could be at position __.

Which statement represents the best explanation for the observation that the nuclear DNA of wolves and domestic dogs has a very high degree of sequence homology?Dogs and wolves...

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?

The two extant species that are closely related to each other are __.

The most precise information to use when making phylogenetic trees is...

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the cladogram above?

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

Who is the closest relative to the brown bear?

Based on this phylogenetic tree, which statement is true?

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

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Which statement represents the best explanation for the observation that the nuclear DNA of wolves and domestic dogs has a very high degree of sequence homology?
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