Phylogenic Trees Practice

According to this phylogenetic tree, which creature is the least related out of all pictured?

• Fish

• Frog

• Salamander

• Human

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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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What number is the common ancestor of C and D

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Who is the closest relative to the brown bear?

• Giant panda

• Dog

• Lesser panda

• Sun bear

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Which organism is the most distantly related to all the others?

• Raccoon

• Dog

• Giant Panda

• Sun Bear

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Who is most closely related to Taxidea taxus?

• Lutra lutra

• Panthera pardus

• Canis latrans

• Canis lupus

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Cytochrome c is a protein made up of 104 amino acids. It is found in the mitochondria and aides in the electron transport chain during cellular respiration. The data table represents the number of amino acid differences in cytochrome c between organisms A, B, C, and D.

The phylogenetic trees represent possible interpretations of the data in the chart.

Which two phylogenetic trees represent the data most accurately? (choose 2)

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The phylogenetic tree was constructed using derived traits of organisms A, B, C, D, and E. Based on the tree, which two organisms share the most derived traits?

• C and D because they share one common branch.

• C and D because they are closest to the end of the tree next to each other.

• A and B because they share the most branch points.

• A and B because they are the pair closest to the center.

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

• crayfish

• grasshopper

• perch

• frog

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