Cladogram Lesson

True or False: On a cladogram (branching diagram), organisms on branches above each characteristic have that characteristic

• True

• False

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

• 1

• 2

• 4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this phylogenetic tree, which creature is the least related out of all pictured?

• Fish

• Frog

• Salamander

• Human

Tags

Phylogenetic tree

What trait separates sharks from ray-finned fish?

• Vertebrae

• Bony skeleton

• Four limbs

• None

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A clade contains

• all the organisms with similar appearances

• organisms living within the same ecosystem

• an ancestral species and all the organisms that came before it

• an ancestral species and all its descendants

What is the common ancestor of Letters C and E?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Where would you put the new species "H"?

• line off of line "G"

• line off of line "A"

• make a whole new line between "A" and "F"

• line off of line "D"

Are cladograms a hypothesis or a fact?

• Absolute fact

• Hypothesis (a guess)

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What would be the characteristic that separates letter "G" and all the letters after it?

• Mouth

• Red eyes

• does not have 4 arrows

• More than 4 arrows

Who do you think F is more related to?

• A

• E