Africa Mid-Unit Quiz

What term is used to describe a diagram that shows the lines of descent from a common ancestor for different species?

• karyotype

• genotype

• phylogenetic tree

• phenotype

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What do the branching points on a phylogenetic tree represent?

• time

• a shared common ancestor

• members of the same species

• interbreeding among different species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

What do the branching points on a phylogenetic tree represent?

• time

• a shared common ancestor

• members of the same species

• interbreeding among different species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which lion pride shares the most recent common ancestor with the Fannie Roberts pride?

• Etosha45

• Kalahari

• Zimbabwe

• Tsavo

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this phylogenetic tree, which lion prides separated from the other groups the longest ago?

• Etosha45 and BOT2

• Kalahari and Unfolozi

• zambia103

• Tsavo and Cameroon

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this phylogenetic tree, which of the following choices is the least closely related to the Zambia pride?

• zimbabwe

• kalahari

• sabi sands

• tsavo

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following would be considered an abiotic factor in the lions' environment that affects their survival?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following would be considered a biotic factor in the lions' environment that affects their survival?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A carnivore is an animal which

• hunts and eats other animals. Can only be predator.

• hunts and eats other animals. Can be both prey and predator.

• eats both plants and other animals. Can be both prey and predator.

• eats only grass and plants. It's usually a prey.

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive

• only plants
• only animals
• only bacteria
• all living organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1