Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees
Authored by Lisa Calderon
Biology
9th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
a vertebral column
a vertebral column and hair
sharp teeth and retractable claws
the ability to purr
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on the cladogram, which set of bat species is the least related?
Ptenochirus minor and Megaerops niphanae
Dyacopterus spadiceus and Otopteropus cartilagonodus
Haplonycteris fischeri and Ptenochirus jagori
Cynopterus sphinx and Chironax melanocephalus
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Point A refers to...
The most recent common ancestor of all the species shown in the tree
The most evolved species in the tree
Another species--still exists today--that all other species are related to.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
True or False: Ptenochirus jagori and Ptenochirus minor share a more recent ancestor with each other than either does with Megaerops niphanae
True
False
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the cladogram, what derived characteristic is shared among tigers and house cats?
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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