Clado

According to the diagram, what is the common ancestor of ALL organisms on the phylogenetic tree?

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Using the diagram, is organism 4 MORE closely related to organism 3 or 5?

• 3

• 5

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the common ancestor of Letters A, B, C, D, E?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this image, which two domains of life are most related?

• Bacteria & Archaea

• Archaea & Eukarya

• Eukarya & Bacteria

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

What is the human most closely related to?

• Fish

• mouse

• Salamander

• Human

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -

• Fur

• Claws or nails

• Lungs

• Jaws

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the primary focus of cladistics in biological classification?

• Morphological features

• Evolutionary relationships

• Geographical distribution

• Behavioral traits

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following best describes a clade?

• A group of species with similar physical characteristics

• A group of organisms that share a common ancestor

• A group of species that live in the same habitat

• A group of organisms with the same genetic makeup

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In a cladogram, what does a node represent?

• A common ancestor

• A living species

• An extinct species

• A genetic mutation