Classification & Cladograms

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

• Fish

• Frog

• Salamander

• Human

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Phylogenetic tree

What trait separates sharks from ray-finned fish?

• Vertebrae
• Bony skeleton
• Four limbs
• None

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

• 1

• 2

• 4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which kingdoms have photosynthetic organisms?

• Plants and Animals

• Fungi and Plants

• Protists and Plants

• Fungi and Protists

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which order of classification is correct?

• family, species, phylum, class, order, genus, kingdom

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species

• species, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus

A clade contains

• all the organisms with similar appearances

• organisms living within the same ecosystem

• an ancestral species and all the organisms that came before it

• an ancestral species and all its descendants

A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

• Canis

• rufus

• wolf

• animal

What is classification?

• organizing things into groups according to shared characteristics
• making a list of organisms
• the process of identifying different types of animals
• the study of animals

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same

• class
• species
• family
• kingdom

What are the three domains?

• Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria
• Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria
• Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
• Archaea, Fungi, Animalia