cladogram and evolution quiz

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Which trait(s) do conifers have?

• vascular tissue only

• vascular tissue and seeds

• vascular tissue, seeds and flowers

• seeds only

According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the chimpanzee?

• salmon

• salamander

• lizard

• hamster

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Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

• Saurischian dinosaurs

• Ornithischian dinosaurs

• Crocodiles

• None of these are related to birds

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All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -

• Fur
• Claws or nails
• Lungs
• Jaws

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What is the common ancestor of Letters A, B, C, D, E?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What distinguishes zebras from from giraffes?

• un-branching horns (in males)

• even number of toes

• fur

• carnivorous teeth

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A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted to his environment. When he reproduces he passes on those traits to his offspring. This process is called

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

• Random mutations

• Variations in a species

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence

• exactly the same DNA sequences

• no proteins in common

• completely different DNA sequence

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Based on the number of differences in amino acid sequence, which pair of organisms is least related to each other?

• Fruit fly-wheat

• Human - wheat

• Fruit fly- pigeon

• Human-horse

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