Cladogram Practice

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

• salmon

• salamander

• lizard

• hamster

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which best describes derived characteristics?

• They appear in all the ancestors.

• They appear at the end of each branch.

• They are newly evolved traits.

• They stem from primary characteristics.

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which trait(s) do conifers have?

• vascular tissue only

• vascular tissue and seeds

• vascular tissue, seeds and flowers

• seeds only

A biologist sequences a gene shared by five different species. The percentage of sequence similarity for four different gene segments, A, B, C, and D, are shown in the table. Using the data in the table, move the species labels into the blank boxes of the cladogram to show the relationships among the species.

b

c

d

e

a

5

4

3

1

2

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A biologist sequences a gene shared by five different species. The percentage of sequence similarity for four different gene segments, A, B, C, and D, are shown in the table.

Using the data in the table, move the species labels into the blank boxes of the cladogram to show the relationships among the species.

b

c

d

e

a

4

2

3

5

1

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which trait should go where A is on the cladogram?

• eyes

• feet

• lips

• hat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which trait should go where C is on the cladogram?

• eyes

• feet

• lips

• hat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which organism goes in the A position?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which organism goes in the B position?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2