Cladogram

Which organism goes in the C position?

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Which organism goes in the D position?

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A “family tree” made by scientists to show relationships of ancestry and similar traits between organisms.

• Cladogram

• Scientific Family Tree

• Pedigree

• DNA Test

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How can a cladogram be used to show how closely related two organisms are?

• The further apart two organisms are on a cladogram the more they have in common.

• If two organisms are next to each other on a cladogram then they must be the same species.

• All organisms share a common ancestor.

• You can use a cladogram to see how many traits two organisms have in common. The more in common, the more closely related they are.

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• A

• B

• C

• D

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

• Frog

• Hare

• Caiman

• Parrot

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

• Amphibians

• Rodents and rabbits

• Crocodiles

• Birds

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In a phylogenetic tree, the branching points represent common ancestors.

• Yes

• NO

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Does the perch have jaws

• yes

• no

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According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?

• Amphibians

• Ray finned fish

• Crocodiles

• Birds

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