Cladogram Practice

Which represents the alligator and frog's common ancestor?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

On this cladogram, which organism is the human most closely related to?

• Fish

• mouse

• Salamander

• Human

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -

• Amphibians
• Rodents and rabbits
• Crocodiles
• Birds

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which trait(s) do conifers have?

• vascular tissue

• seeds

• flowers

Based on this cladogram, put the organisms in order from most closely related to most distantly related to the hamster.

• salamander

• chimpanzee

• lizard

• salmon

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

• Fur

• Claws or nails

• Lungs

• Jaws

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they helped the organism survive and reproduce.

• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the individual mutated before reproducing.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 

• Species I
• Species II
• Species III
• Species IV

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The lizard has all these derived characteristics EXCEPT

• Jaws

• Lungs

• Bipedal

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2