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Phylogenetic tree

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

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.

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

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

a)

Back bone

b)

Same father

c)

Common ancestor

d)

Feathers

5.

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

a)

Genetic Line

b)

Phylogenetic Tree

c)

Photographic Queue

d)

Future Babies

6.

Which organism is the most distantly related to all the others?

a)

Raccoon

b)

Dog

c)

Giant Panda

d)

Sun Bear

7.

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the parrot?

a)

Frog

b)

Hare

c)

Caiman

d)

Parrot

8.

This diagram showing evolutionary relationships between species connected by a common ancestor is called ____.

a)

Genetic Line

b)

Phylogenetic Tree

c)

Photographic Queue

d)

Future Babies

9.

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

a)

Fur

b)

Claws or nails

c)

Lungs

d)

Jaws

10.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
11.

According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?

a)

crayfish

b)

grasshopper

c)

perch

d)

frog

12.

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

a)

Yes

b)

NO

13.

Where do all organisms originate from?

a)
From the sky
b)
From the ground
c)

From a common ancestor

d)
From water
14.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
15.

The cladogram shown is a model used by scientists to represent the order in which they hypothesize organisms descended from a common ancestor based on the appearance of derived characteristics.

Which of the following traits do the salamander and the lizard share?

a)

Jaws only

b)

Jaws and Lungs

c)

Claws or nails

d)

Jaws, Lungs, and Claws or nails