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Cladogram

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 
a)
Amphibians
b)
Ray finned fish
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
2.
Which two orgainsms have hair? 
a)
Sharks & Ray Finned Fish
b)
Primates & Rodents
c)
Birds & Crocodiles
d)
Rabbits & Birds
3.
According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to: 
a)
Amphibians
b)
Sharks
c)
Ray Finned Fish
d)
Crocodiles
4.
Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?
a)
jaws
b)
mammary glands & hair
c)
terrestrial during all life stages
d)
bipedal & opposable thumbs
5.
On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?
a)
Frog
b)
Hare
c)
Caiman
d)
Parrot
6.

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

7.
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
8.

Which best describes shared characteristics?

a)

They appear in all the ancestors.

b)

They appear at the end of each branch.

c)

They are newly evolved traits that all future organisms have in common.

d)

They stem from primary characteristics.

9.

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

10.

Which trait(s) do conifers have?

a)

vascular tissue only

b)

vascular tissue and seeds

c)

vascular tissue, seeds and flowers

d)

seeds only

11.

Grouping of objects, based on similarities

a)

Classification

b)

Taxon

c)

Kingdom

d)

Domain

12.

Branch of biology that groups and names organisms

a)

Classification

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Binominal nomenclature

d)

Taxon

13.

Two part naming system that identifies different organisms

a)

Classification

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Binominal nomenclature

d)

Taxon

14.

In binominal nomenclature the genus is written (select all)

a)

first

b)

second

c)

capitalized

d)

lower case

e)

in italics or underlined

15.

In binominal nomenclature the species is written (select all)

a)

first

b)

second

c)

capitalized

d)

lower case

e)

in italics or underlined

16.

What is the correct scientific name for humans?

a)

Homo sapiens

b)

homo sapiens

c)

homo Sapiens

d)

Sapiens homo

17.

What is another name for a group?

a)

Taxon

b)

Clade

c)

Node

d)

Common ancestor

18.

Which taxon is the most general?

a)

Phylum

b)

Order

c)

Family

d)

Species

19.

Which taxon is the most specific?

a)

Species

b)

Family

c)

Kingdom

d)

Order

20.

Evolutionary history of species

a)

Phylogeny

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Classification

d)

Domain

21.

Visual representation of evolutionary relationship between species

a)

Cladogram

b)

Phylogeny

c)

Taxon

d)

Classification

22.

What are traits that all organisms in a group have?

a)

Shared traits

b)

Derived traits

c)

Common ancestor

d)

Node

23.

What are traits that only one organism in a group have?

a)

Shared traits

b)

Derived traits

c)

Common ancestor

d)

Node

24.

On a cladogram, how do you represent a common ancestor?

a)

Node

b)

Shared traits

c)

Derived traits

d)

Clade

25.

Group of organisms and their common ancestor

a)

Node

b)

Shared traits

c)

Derived traits

d)

Clade

26.

Organisms that does not have any shared traits with other organisms?

a)

Outgroup

b)

Taxon

c)

Phylogeny

d)

Domain

27.

What traits do frogs and the parrot share? (select all)

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Bony skeleton

c)

Four limbs

d)

Amniotic egg

e)

2 Skull openings

28.

What traits do tuna and humans share (select all)

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Bony skeleton

c)

Four limbs

d)

Amniotic egg

e)

2 Skull openings

29.

Which of the following is a derived trait?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Hair

c)

Four limbs

d)

Amniotic egg

e)

2 Skull openings

30.

Which organisms have an amniotic egg? (select all)

a)

Humans

b)

Parrot

c)

Shark

d)

Tuna

e)

Frog

31.

Which organisms is more closely related to the Frog

a)

Caiman

b)

Parrot

c)

Shark

d)

Tuna

e)

Frog

32.

Which organisms evolved first

a)

Caiman

b)

Parrot

c)

Shark

d)

Tuna

e)

Frog

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