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Cladogram Practice

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do a mouse and chimp have in common that is DIFFERENT from a pigeon?

a)

Feathers

b)

Fur and mammary glands

c)

jaws

d)

claws or nails

2.

What do a Perch, Salamander, and Pigeon all have in common?

a)

Feathers

b)

Fur and mammary glands

c)

jaws

d)

claws or nails

3.

According to this cladogram, what makes a pigeon different from a lizard?

a)

Feathers

b)

Fur and mammary glands

c)

jaws

d)

claws or nails

4.

According to this cladogram, what makes a Salamander different from a Perch?

a)

Lungs

b)

Fur and mammary glands

c)

jaws

d)

claws or nails

5.

According to this cladogram, what animal is more closely related to a hagfish?

a)

Perch

b)

Lizard

c)

Salamander

d)

Chimp

6.

What animal or animals do NOT have claws or nails?

a)

Perch, Hagfish, Salamander

b)

Lizard

c)

Salamander Only

d)

Chimp

7.

How is a salamander different from a lizard?

a)

Feathers

b)

they're not different

c)

jaws

d)

claws or nails

8.

True or False: A lizard has lungs

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What animal does NOT have jaws?

a)

Hagfish

b)

pigeon

c)

perch

d)

lizard

10.

The most recent common ancestor of rodents and primates had

a)

amniotic eggs

b)

hair / fur

c)

four limbs

d)

vertebrae

11.

The most recent common ancestor of reptiles, birds, rodents and primates had

a)

amniotic eggs

b)

hair / fur

c)

four limbs

d)

vertebrae

12.

The most recent common ancestor of reptiles, birds, rodents and fish had

a)

amniotic eggs

b)

hair / fur

c)

four limbs

d)

vertebrae

13.

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor between the reptiles and birds?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

14.

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor between the reptiles and finned fish?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

15.

Which animals do NOT have amniotic eggs?

a)

sharks, finned fish, and amphibians

b)

primates, rodents, reptiles, birds

16.

Which animals have eggs with hard shells?

a)

primates and rodents

b)

Reptiles and birds

17.

Which animal has vertebrae

a)

sharks only

b)

sharks and finned fish

c)

All the animals in the diagram have vertebrae

18.

Which animal is most closely related to birds?

a)

sharks only

b)

amphibians

c)

reptiles