Cladogram and Dichotomous Key Review

What is monster # 4 ?

• Alienus Fuzzicus

• Alienus Stripicus

• Alienus Quadlegicus

• Alienus Blobicus

What is the name of bird W?
(a)  

• Geospiza
• Certhidea
• Camarhynchus
• Platyspiza

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Identify leaf F

(a)  

• Magnolia
• Cydonia
• Aesculus
• Fraxinus
• Ilex

A student examines the winged insect using the picture.

Based on the key, in what order should this insect be classified?

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Are humans related to tuna?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

All living things are related.

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Which species are extinct? (Check all that apply.)

• A

• D

• E

• H

• J

Answer explanation

Any species that does not appear in present time (at the top of the diagram) is extinct.

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On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the parrot?

• Frog

• Hare

• Caiman

• Parrot

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Amphibians

• Rodents & rabbits

• Crocodiles

• Birds

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Kangaroos and opossums both carry their immature offspring in pouches. This is evidence of

• a common ancestor

• living in the same habitat

• similar skeletal structures

• analogous structures

Answer explanation

Kangaroos and opossums are both marsupials and share a common ancestor.

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The system of classification for organisms is called -

• taxonomy

• evolution

• terraformy

• cladogram