Phylogenetic

According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to....

• Amphibians

• Rodents & rabbits

• Crocodiles

• Birds

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Using the cladogram, which two organisms are more closely related Lizards and Newts OR Lamreys and Sharks

• Newts and Lizards

• Lampreys and Sharks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

These limbs provide evidence of common ancestry because they ______

• Have the same basic structure

• perform the same function

• are the same size

• are parts of mammals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The lizard has all these derived characteristics EXCEPT

• Jaws

• Lungs

• Bipedal

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What separates rodents and primates from crocodiles on this cladogram?

• Bony Skeleton

• Vertebrae

• Eggs with shells and hair

• Four Limbs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which organism's DNA will differ the most from the bird?

• Rodents

• Raufinned fish

• Sharks

• Amphibians

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Who is most closely related to Taxidea taxus?

• Lutra lutra

• Panthera pardus

• Canis latrans

• Canis lupus

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

• Saurischian dinosaurs

• Ornithischian dinosaurs

• Crocodiles

• None of these are related to birds

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence

• exactly the same DNA sequences

• no proteins in common

• completely different DNA sequence

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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

• crayfish

• grasshopper

• perch

• frog

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2