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PHYLOGENETIC TREES PRACTICE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 24mins

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.

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

a)

Fish

b)

Frog

c)

Salamander

d)

Human

3.

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

a)

Saurischian dinosaurs

b)

Ornithischian dinosaurs

c)

Crocodiles

d)

None of these are related to birds

4.

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

From the picture above, What do the species all have in common?

a)

Back bone

b)

Same father

c)

Common ancestor

d)

Feathers

6.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family 
c)
organisms that share a genus 
d)
organisms that share a species 
7.

Who is the closest relative to the brown bear?

a)

Giant panda

b)

Dog

c)

Lesser panda

d)

Sun bear

8.
An inheritable characteristic that gives a survival advantage to the organism
a)
speciation
b)
adaption
c)
rapid speciation
d)
derived character
9.

Who is the ancestral group of this phylogenetic tree.?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Felidae

c)

Mustelidae

d)

Canidae

10.

Which trait (adaptation) was developed most recently?

a)

tetrapod limbs

b)

feathers

c)

amnion

d)

They developed at the same time