Phylogenetic Tree Review

Who published the first Phylogenetic Tree?

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• Augustin Augier

What can you use a Phylogenetic Tree for?

• To show the relation between many animals.

• To show how different animals have evolved from a common ancestor.

• Help classify different species into categories to help in research

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What trait does the sea bass, antelope, bald eagle, and alligator share?

• GIZZARD

• LUNGS

• JAWS

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A phylogenetic tree is a graph that shows the relationship between organisms.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which animal is the common ancestor?

• LAMPREY

• SEA BASS

• BALD EAGLE

• ANTELOPE

• ALLIGATOR

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Traits in a phylogenetic tree stay the same throughout the whole tree.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

The branching point is the common ancestor.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3