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phylogenetic tree

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Bacteria & Archaea

b)

Archaea & Eukarya

c)

Eukarya & Bacteria

2.

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

3.

What is the name for the "trait" shown on these tree, such as "egg shells" and "four limbs"?

a)

Derived characteristics

b)

Trait nodes

c)

Branching elements

d)

Harmonious changes

4.

If a plant has vascular tissue but no seeds, which of the four plant groups here would it fall into?

a)

Ferns

b)

Cone-bearing plants

c)

Mosses

d)

Flowering plants

5.

The lizard has all these derived characteristics EXCEPT

a)

Jaws

b)

Lungs

c)

Bipedal

6.

An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)

a)

vestigial structure

b)

analogous structure

c)

adaptation

7.

You look at two species and see very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

a)

These are the same animal.

b)

These animals are not likely related.

c)

These animals have a common ancestor.

8.

Individuals that are well adapted to their environment will survive and produce _________

a)

more offspring

b)

better traits

c)

stronger genes

9.

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

10.

Cladistic classification traces the ___________________ of organisms.

a)

evolutionary descent

b)

physical similarities

c)

naming conventions

d)

regions of origin

11.

A derived characteristic defines a _____________.

a)

clade

b)

character group

c)

class

d)

species

12.

Cladograms reflect how closely two organisms __________ matches.

a)

RNA

b)

external characteristics

c)

DNA

d)

historic classification