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Reading Phylogenetic Trees

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organisms pictured on the diagram have hair?

a)

prosimians only

b)

prosimians and humans

c)

humans only

d)

prosimians and birds

2.

Which group(s) of organisms do not have vertebrae?

a)

lampreys and lancelets

b)

lampreys and tuna

c)

lancelets only

d)

salamanders, tuna, and lampreys

3.

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 

a)

Amphibians

b)

Ray finned fish

c)

Crocodiles

d)

Birds

4.

On the diagram, which feature do all organisms inherit?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

A common ancestor for both C and E could be at position __.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

According to this phylogenetic tree, which creature is the least related out of all pictured?

a)

fish

b)

frog

c)

salamander

d)

human

7.

According to this image, when did the ancestors of Indohyus and Pakicetus diverge?

a)

52 million years ago

b)

56 million years ago

c)

25 million years ago

d)

47 million years ago

8.

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

a)

Cone-bearing plants

b)

Ferns

c)

Mosses

d)

Flowering plants

9.

According to this tree, which of these animal phyla are most least related?

a)

Echinodermata & Cnidaria

b)

Arthropoda & Chordata

c)

Mollusca & Arthropoda

d)

Cnidaria and Annelida

10.

Which species is the least closely related to humans based on the comparisons of amino acids in cytochrome c?

a)

rhesus monkey

b)

chimpanzee

c)

cow

d)

fruit fly