phylogenetic tree

According to this image, which two domains of life are most related?

• Bacteria & Archaea

• Archaea & Eukarya

• Eukarya & Bacteria

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

• Turtle

• Leopard

• Lamprey

• All three of these animals produce the amniotic egg

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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If a plant has vascular tissue but no seeds, which of the four plant groups here would it fall into?

• Ferns

• Cone-bearing plants

• Mosses

• Flowering plants

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The lizard has all these derived characteristics EXCEPT

• Jaws

• Lungs

• Bipedal

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

• vestigial structure

• analogous structure

• adaptation

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

• These are the same animal.

• These animals are not likely related.

• These animals have a common ancestor.

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

• more offspring

• better traits

• stronger genes

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What number is the common ancestor of C and D

• 1

• 2

• 4

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Cladistic classification traces the ___________________ of organisms.

• evolutionary descent

• physical similarities

• naming conventions

• regions of origin

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