Evolutionary Relationships

Amar is making a cladogram. Out of all the species he is using, he knows that species X and Y are the least primitive and are the most closely related. Where will these organisms most likely be placed on the diagram?

• at two points close together toward the upper right of the diagram

• at two points close together toward the lower left of the diagram

• at two points far apart toward the middle of the diagram

• at two points far apart toward the upper right of the diagram

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which statement is supported by this cladogram?

• Organism D is the most primitive organism.

• Organism A is a common ancestor of B, C, and D.

• Organism D is a common ancestor of A, B, and, C.

• Organism A is the most primitive organism.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The chart shows shared characteristics of three organisms.

Which is supported by the information in the chart?

• The common ancestor of rabbits, fish, and cats had fins.

• Rabbits and fish share two characteristics.

• Only cats and fish had tails.

• Cats are more closely related to fish than to rabbits.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The chart shows shared characteristics of three kinds of plants.

Which is supported by the information in the chart?

• All three plants have a common ancestor that had seeds.

• All three plants have a common ancestor that had leaves.

• Plants B and C are most closely related.

• Plants A and B are most closely related.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Study the images of four different plants. Based on the observable shared characteristics, which two plants are probably the most closely related?

• W and Y

• X and Z

• W and Z

• Y and Z

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Evidence for evolution reveals that closely related organisms have many different__________ characteristics

• shared

• different

• ancient

• modified

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which statement about shared characteristics best supports this statement?

• Crocodiles and sharks both live in water.

• Crocodiles and tigers are both made of cells.

• Crocodiles and tigers both have four legs.

• Sharks and tigers are both meat eaters.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A cladogram is shown for three groups of organisms, X, Y, and Z.

Which relationship is the arrow pointing to in the cladogram?

• the common ancestor for X and Z

• the common ancestor for X and Y

• the common ancestor for X, Y, and Z

• the common ancestor for Y and Z

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Zoe began to draw a cladogram.

If she only needs to add the organisms, she can fit a maximum of_______ different species on her cladogram.

• three

• four

• five

• six

Evidence 1: fossil record. How does the fossil record show that all life is related?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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