Which organisms pictured on the diagram have hair?

• prosimians only

• prosimians and humans

• humans only

• prosimians and birds

Which group(s) of organisms do not have vertebrae?

• lampreys and lancelets

• lampreys and tuna

• lancelets only

• salamanders, tuna, and lampreys

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According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 

• Amphibians

• Ray finned fish

• Crocodiles

• Birds

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On the diagram, which feature do all organisms inherit?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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

• fish

• frog

• salamander

• human

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According to this image, when did the ancestors of Indohyus and Pakicetus diverge?

• 52 million years ago

• 56 million years ago

• 25 million years ago

• 47 million years ago

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

• Cone-bearing plants

• Ferns

• Mosses

• Flowering plants

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According to this tree, which of these animal phyla are most least related?

• Echinodermata & Cnidaria

• Arthropoda & Chordata

• Mollusca & Arthropoda

• Cnidaria and Annelida

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Which species is the least closely related to humans based on the comparisons of amino acids in cytochrome c?

• rhesus monkey

• chimpanzee

• cow

• fruit fly

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