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Cladograms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the closest relative of humans shown in this diagram?

a)

horse

b)

turtle

c)

monkey

d)

dog

2.

According to this diagram, is the pig more closely related to the dog or kangaroo?

(a)  

3.

What organism on this diagram would have DNA most similar to the penguin?

(a)  

4.

Are humans related to tuna?

a)

yes

b)

no

5.

Which species are extinct? (Check all that apply.)

a)

A

b)

D

c)

E

d)

H

e)

J

6.

Which species is a common ancestor for species B and D?

a)

C

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

e)

K

7.

Which two living organisms are most closely related?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

B and D

e)

A and D

8.

Which species are extinct? (Check all that apply)

a)

Asian elephant

b)

Mammoth

c)

Mastadon

d)

Stellar's sea cow

e)

Dugong

9.

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the parrot?

a)

Frog

b)

Hare

c)

Caiman

d)

Parrot

10.

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

a)

Amphibians

b)

Rodents & rabbits

c)

Crocodiles

d)

Birds

11.

Kangaroos and opossums both carry their immature offspring in pouches. This is evidence of

a)

a common ancestor

b)

living in the same habitat

c)

similar skeletal structures

d)

analogous structures

12.

The system of classification for organisms is called -

a)

taxonomy

b)

evolution

c)

terraformy

d)

cladogram