Phylogenetic Trees AP Biology

Based on the data given in the table, which two are most closely related?

• Human & Gorilla

• Gorilla & Orangutan

• Human & Chimpanzee

• Chimpanzee & Orangutan

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Phylogeny is...

• The study of classification of different species

• The study of the evolutionary history of a species

• The study of prehistoric life

• The study of the distribution of different species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Phylogenetic trees show...

• Evolutionary relationships between different species

• How one species has evolved through time

• Which species has evolved the most

• Which species have evolved from other species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Based on the given cladogram, which organism is the outgroup?

• human

• chimpanzee

• gorilla

• orangutan

• gibbon

Based on the figure, which organism is most closely related to the polar bear?

• black bear

• european brown bear

• western north american brown bear

• asian brown bear

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Forming of a new species by evolution from pre-existing species.

• Speciation

• Extinction

• Gradualism

• Punctuated equilibrium

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Elimination of a species.

• Extinction

• Gradualism

• Coevolution

• Adaptive radiation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Two organisms change in response to each other forming a specialized relationship.

• Coevolution

• Convergent Evolution

• Gradualism

• Extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A shark's long gills, fins, and teeth make it a superior underwater predator. These are all examples of ___________ critical to the shark's survival.

• coevolutions

• adaptations

• variations

• characteristics

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

If a population becomes isolated from other populations of the same species and then genetic differences start to occur, what happens?

• Competition

• Extinction

• Speciation

• Fossils form

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