Evolutionary Relationships

Common ancestry relates to evolution because

• evolution only happens when there are common ancestors.

• Common ancestors make evolution happen more quickly.

• evolution can never take place with common ancestors.

• the more two organisms have in common, the more recent is their common ancestor during their evolution.

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The more similar the stages of embryonic development, the more likely that organisms share ____________

• common ancestor.

• embryos.

• eggs.

• embryology.

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

• GIZZARD

• LUNGS

• JAWS

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which animal is the common ancestor?

• LAMPREY

• SEA BASS

• BALD EAGLE

• ANTELOPE

• ALLIGATOR

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Who published the first Phylogenetic Tree?

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• Augustin Augier

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

The branching point is the common ancestor.

• True

• False

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Depicts evolutionary relationships

• cladogram

• ancestor

• anatomical homologies

• phylogenetic tree

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