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Penguin Phylogeny Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the data given in the table, which two are most closely related?

a)

Human & Gorilla

b)

Gorilla & Orangutan

c)

Human & Chimpanzee

d)

Chimpanzee & Orangutan

2.

Phylogeny is...

a)

The study of classification of different species

b)

The study of the evolutionary history of a species

c)

The study of prehistoric life

d)

The study of the distribution of different species

3.

Phylogenetic trees show...

a)

Evolutionary relationships between different species

b)

How one species has evolved through time

c)

Which species has evolved the most

d)

Which species have evolved from other species

4.

Based on the given cladogram, which organism is the outgroup?

a)

human

b)

chimpanzee

c)

gorilla

d)

orangutan

e)

gibbon

5.

Based on the figure, which organism is most closely related to the polar bear?

a)

black bear

b)

european brown bear

c)

western north american brown bear

d)

asian brown bear

6.

Forming of a new species by evolution from pre-existing species.

a)

Speciation

b)

Extinction

c)

Gradualism

d)

Punctuated equilibrium

7.

Elimination of a species.

a)

Extinction

b)

Gradualism

c)

Coevolution

d)

Adaptive radiation

8.

Two organisms change in response to each other forming a specialized relationship.

a)

Coevolution

b)

Convergent Evolution

c)

Gradualism

d)

Extinction

9.

A shark's long gills, fins, and teeth make it a superior underwater predator. These are all examples of ___________ critical to the shark's survival.

a)

coevolutions

b)

adaptations

c)

variations

d)

characteristics

10.

If a population becomes isolated from other populations of the same species and then genetic differences start to occur, what happens?

a)

Competition

b)

Extinction

c)

Speciation

d)

Fossils form

11.

Phylogeny is usually represented by a tree diagram called a _________ - _____

a)

Genetic Line

b)

Phylogenetic Tree

c)

Photographic Queue

d)

Future Babies

12.

In a phylogenetic tree, the branching points represent common ancestors.

a)

True

b)

False