Monday 11/11/24

A biologist is studying the amino acid sequences of an unknown species, Species X. The table shows the number of Cytochrome C protein differences between Species X and several other organisms.

Cytochrome C Differences from Species X

Bullfrog 18

Kangaroo 10

Turtle 15

Rhesus Monkey 1

Move each organism into the cladogram to show the relationships among Species X and the other organisms based on the table.

a

b

c

d

Turtle

Kangaroo

Monkey

Bullfrog

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The table shows the derived traits of five plant groups.

Which trait was the earliest to appear among the plant groups?

• Flowers

• Seeds

• Stomata

• Vasculature

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The table shows the number of amino acid differences among organisms A through E for a common protein with 113 amino acids.

Use the data in the table to complete the cladogram by placing an organism label in each blank box.

Place only one organism label in each blank box.

There may be more than one correct answer.

a

b

c

d

C

B

A

E

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Some orders of land and marine mammals are closely related. Molecular data recently collected from dolphins, camels, deer, and hippopotamuses have shown that hippopotamuses are the closest living relatives of dolphins.

Which cladogram models this evolutionary relationship?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The cladogram shows the evolutionary relationships among four species. One of the species in the cladogram is labeled as Species X.

Select the species that are members of the smallest clade that includes Species X.

• A

• B

• C

• none of these should be selected

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2