Systematics Quiz 3

What MOST LIKELY explains why humans have features like a tailbone that are similar to other animals?

• Humans frequently mate with other species.

• Species randomly have tailbones.

• Humans evolved these features independently from other animals
• Humans inherited these traits from a shared ancestor.

Tags

HS-LS4-1

A scientist wants to confirm that whales are closely related to hippos. What evidence could help test this relationship?

• Examining the fossils of ancient whales.

• Comparing the embryos of whales and hippos.

• Investigating if the whale and hippo have homologous traits.

• All of the above.

Tags

HS-LS4-1

A scientist compared the amino acid sequences of the protein aquaporin in four animal species. Use the molecular data to construct a cladogram that shows how they are related.

c

b

a

Jellyfish

Butterfly

Octopus

Tags

HS-LS4-1

Select the trait(s) that a salmon has according to the cladogram.

Tags

HS-LS4-1

A chimaera is an animal closely related to sharks. Select the traits on the cladogram that a chimaera most likely has.

Tags

HS-LS4-1

Which would provide the BEST evidence that humans and tuna share an ancestor?

• They have similar genomes.

• Fossils of ancient whales look like hippos.

• Their embryos are similar.

• They share a large number of traits.

Tags

HS-LS4-1