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Cladistics

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What trait separates sharks from ray-finned fish?
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Bony skeleton
c)
Four limbs
d)
None
2.
What traits do crocodiles and amphibians have in common?
a)
Vertebrae and hair
b)
Four limbs and amniotic eggs
c)
Bony skeleton and vertebrae
d)
Amniotic eggs and hair
3.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry
4.
According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?
a)
crayfish
b)
grasshopper
c)
perch
d)
frog
5.
A branching diagram that represents the proposed phylogeny or evolutionary history of a species or group 
a)
Cladogram 
b)
Cladistics
c)
Phylogeny
d)
Taxonomy
6.
A method that classifies organisms according to the order that they diverged from a common ancestor 
a)
Cladogram 
b)
Dichotomous Key
c)
Molecular Clock
d)
Cladistics
7.
The first part of the scientific name is ALWAYS
a)
italicized
b)
underlined
c)
capitalized
d)
lowercased
8.
A scientific name is made up of 2 parts; the first is the genus and the second is the ___
a)
family
b)
kingdom
c)
phylum
d)
species
9.
Most recently evolved trait?
a)
Amniotic egg
b)
Walking legs
c)
Jaws
d)
Hair
10.

According to this cladogram, primates share a common ancestor with

a)

amphibians

b)

rodents and rabbits

c)

crocodiles

d)

birds

11.

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

a)

Fur

b)

Claws or nails

c)

Lungs

d)

Jaws

12.

In the blank cladogram, what type of information would go on the lines labeled A?

a)

derived characteristics

b)

common ancestors

c)

DNA analysis

d)

organisms

13.

In the cladogram, what type of information would go in

the area labeled B (hash lines)?

a)

shared characteristics

b)

DNA analysis

c)

common ancestors

d)

organisms

14.

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

a)

Bacteria & Archaea

b)

Archaea & Eukarya

c)

Eukarya & Bacteria

15.
All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -
a)
Fur
b)
Claws or nails
c)
Lungs
d)
Jaws
16.

Which of these animals does not have/produce an amniotic egg?

a)

Turtle

b)

Leopard

c)

Lamprey

d)

All three of these animals produce the amniotic egg

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