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WorksheetsetH - phylogeny 5.2.25
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Phylogenetic trees show...
Evolutionary relationships between different species
How one species has evolved through time
Which species has evolved the most
Which species have evolved from other species
According to maximum parsimony...
The simpler your phylogenetic tree, the better
Phylogenetic trees should have many branches
All organisms in a phylogenetic tree must descend from a common ancestor
Phylogenetic trees must show all traits
The groups in a phylogenetic tree are called...
Taxa
Nodes
Roots
Branches
Phylogenetic trees show...
Homologous structures through divergent evolution
Homologous structures through convergent evolution
Analogous structures through divergent evolution
Analogous structures through convergent evolution
Places on a phylogenetic tree where organisms share a common ancestor are called...
Nodes
Branches
Taxa
Species
If you were building a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup?
wolf
domestic cat
frog
leopard
What is the primary purpose of a phylogenetic tree?
To display the genetic makeup of organisms
To categorize species based on their size
To illustrate the evolutionary relationships among species
To show the geographical distribution of species
In a phylogenetic tree, what does a branch point represent?
A geographical barrier
A mutation in the genetic code
A common ancestor of the descendant species
A species that has gone extinct
What number is the common ancestor of C and D
1
2
3
4
A close common ancestor for both B and D could be at position __.
From an evolutionists' perspective, close common ancestor for both B and D could be at position __.
A scientist compared the amino acid sequences of the protein aquaporin in four animal species. Use the molecular data to construct a cladogram that shows how they are related.
Octopus
Jellyfish
Butterfly
Based on the given cladogram, which organism is the outgroup?
Human
Chimpanzee
Gorilla
Orangutan
Gibbon
What questions do you have about phylogeny?
