Which 2 species would complete the "More Closely Related" part of this model the best? (Your choices are Lizard, Pig, and Rat.)

pig and rat because they evolved from a common mammal ancestor

pig and lizard because they both have 4 legs

pig and lizard because they evolved from a common vertebrate ancestor

pig and rat because they both have 4 legs

Whales, which live in the water, have hips. These structures are important for carrying the weight of animals that walk on land. Finding this body part in animals that don’t walk on land is best explained how?

Whales share a common ancestor with animals that walk on land.

Whales have evolved this structure because it might be useful in the future.

Whales are able to interbreed with other animals that have hips.

Whales have a diet that includes other animals that have this structure.

What did Darwin find on the island that was of particular importance when theorizing about the origin of life?

He discovered fossils of extinct animals with strong similarities with living creatures (mastodon for example).

He discovered new plant species that were alive when the dinosaurs were alive.

He found a subspecies that changed the evolutionary tree.

He realized that humans and chimps are closely related.

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'common descent' in evolutionary biology?

A) All species are derived from a common ancestor.

B) Species evolve independently without any common ancestry.

C) Only plants share a common ancestor.

D) Common descent only applies to extinct species.

In a phylogenetic tree, what does a branch point (node) represent?

B) A common ancestor of the descendant species

C) The discovery of a new species

D) The geographical location of a species

Which of the following is an example of a homologous structure indicating evolutionary relationships?

B) Flippers of a dolphin and hands of a human

A) Wings of a bat and wings of a butterfly

C) Eyes of a human and eyes of an octopus

D) Leaves of a tree and petals of a flower

Evolutionary Relationships

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Lisa Thompson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The structures shown are_________

homologous

heterologous

analogous

vestigial

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The bones of the forelimbs (wing or arm) of three animals are shown in the illustration. What is the most reasonable conclusion that can be drawn from a comparison of these structures?

Birds and bats are closely related to each other while humans are unrelated to both

The common ancestor of birds and bats must have had wings and flown.

Humans live in habitats very different from the habitats of both birds and bats.

Humans and bats share a closer evolutionary history with each other than with birds.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.

True

False

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What is the purpose of a cladogram?

To show the evolutionary relationships among different species

To measure the temperature of a species

To calculate the speed of a species

To determine the color of a species

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5.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

(a) is a branching diagram showing relationships among groups of clades while a (b) is a branching diagram that shows the inferred relationships between various species.

cladogram

phylogenic tree

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which describes the modern classification system?

based on evolutionary relationships

called Linnaean classification

based on similar appearances

called Darwinian classification

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?

Hippopotamus

Baleen Whale

Grazing Mammals

Camels

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The structures shown are_________

The bones of the forelimbs (wing or arm) of three animals are shown in the illustration. What is the most reasonable conclusion that can be drawn from a comparison of these structures?

Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.

What is the purpose of a cladogram?

(a) is a branching diagram showing relationships among groups of clades while a (b) is a branching diagram that shows the inferred relationships between various species.

Which describes the modern classification system?

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?

Which 2 species would complete the "More Closely Related" part of this model the best? (Your choices are Lizard, Pig, and Rat.)

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

A diagram that shows how organisms are related to each other

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Evolutionary Relationships

25 questions

The structures shown are_________

The bones of the forelimbs (wing or arm) of three animals are shown in the illustration. What is the most reasonable conclusion that can be drawn from a comparison of these structures?

Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.

What is the purpose of a cladogram?

​ (a) is a branching diagram showing relationships among groups of clades while a ​ (b) is a branching diagram that shows the inferred relationships between various species.

Which describes the modern classification system?

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?

Which 2 species would complete the "More Closely Related" part of this model the best? (Your choices are Lizard, Pig, and Rat.)

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

A diagram that shows how organisms are related to each other

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(a) is a branching diagram showing relationships among groups of clades while a (b) is a branching diagram that shows the inferred relationships between various species.