What is the purpose of a cladogram?

• To visualize relationships between groups of organisms by looking at shared traits.

• To trace the inherited traits of a single species over time.

• To check the likelihood of an offspring having a particular trait.

• To monitor mutations that arise among different populations.

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Which of the following technological advances has made the most difference on the study of the evolutionary relationships between organisms?

• More precise tools to measure fossilized bones

• The ability to compare DNA sequences between organisms

• Better techniques to keep animals alive in the lab to study them

• Advanced laser scanning techniques to better quantify and compare anatomical traits

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What characteristics do all of these animals have in common?

• Vertebrate

• Endothermic

• Lungs

• Loss of canine teeth

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According to the cladogram, which trait(s) do conifers have? Select all that apply.

• Vascular tissue

• Seeds

• Flowers

• Heterotrophic

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What is the most recent common ancestor of Mammalia and Non-avian dinosaurs?

• Tetrapoda

• Amniota

• Dinosauria

• Diapsida

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Which organism is most closely related to the turtles (Testudines)?

• Mammalia

• Lizards and snakes (Lepidosauria)

• Frogs and Salamanders (Lissamphibia)

• Crocodylia

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Based on the cladogram, the common ancestor to these 5 animal groups most likely had...

• a vertebral column

• a vertebral column and hair

• sharp teeth and retractable claws

• the ability to purr

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Researchers studying populations of Gallotia lizards on the Canary Islands compared the gene for the protein cytochrome b between species. Which two species are most closely related?

• G. Atlantica and G. Stehlini

• G. Simonyi and G. Bravoana

• G. Galloti eisentrauti and G. galloti palmae

• G. galloti eisentrauti and G. galloti galloti

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Which statement is best supported by the information in this phylogenetic tree?

• Lesser pandas are more similar to giant pandas than racoons

• Brown bears are more similar to giant pandas than sun bears

• Lesser pandas are more similar to racoons than giant pandas

• The bear species are more similar to dogs than the giant panda

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Based on the cladogram of bats, which two species are the LEAST closely related

• Cynopterus sphinx and Ptenochirus jagori

• Haplonycteris fischeri and Dyacopterus spadiceus

• Ptenochirus jagori and Ptenochirus minor

• Cynopterus sphinx and Otopteropus cartilagonodus

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