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Cladograms Quiz Day Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to this cladogram, What is the human most closely related to?

a)

Fish

b)

mouse

c)

Salamander

d)

Human

2.

Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

3.
All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -
a)
Fur
b)
Claws or nails
c)
Lungs
d)
Jaws
4.
According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -
a)
Amphibians
b)
Rodents and rabbits
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
5.

What do both the squirrel and lion have in common that the other animals do not?

a)

They are both vertebrates

b)

They both have lungs

c)

They are both mammals

d)

They both lose their canine teeth.

6.

What do amphibians, birds, prosimians and humans all have in common? Check all that apply.

a)

Hair

b)

Endothermic

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

Tetrapod

e)

Vertebrate

7.

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

8.

Which trait should go where A is on the cladogram?

a)

eyes

b)

feet

c)

lips

d)

hat

9.

Which organism goes in the B position?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which trait(s) do conifers have?

a)

vascular tissue only

b)

vascular tissue and seeds

c)

vascular tissue, seeds and flowers

d)

seeds only

11.

Based on the cladogram, what trait was developed most recently?

a)

Opposable thumbs

b)

lungs

c)

claws / nails

d)

fur / mammory glands