Thursday 11/13/24

A cladogram of several members of the phylum Arthropoda is shown. Two new species, X and Y, have recently been discovered. The table shows the traits that these two new species possess.

Move the Species X and Y labels into the appropriate blank boxes in the cladogram.

There may be more than one correct answer.

You do not need to fill all the boxes.

a

b

Y

X

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The cladogram shows evolutionary relationships among seven organisms.

Which grouping of organisms includes an ancestor and all of its descendants?

• M - N - O

• N - O - P

• O - P - R

• P - R - S

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Students perform a lab simulation to compare the degree of relatedness of three unknown plant species to species W. The table shows the results of three tests.

Which cladogram shows the most likely degree of relatedness of the four organisms?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A table shows information about several traits displayed by different groups of plants.

Which statement explains the relationships among gingko, spruce, and wheat?

• These three plant groups are all equally related.

• Gingkos are more ancient than spruce of wheat.

• A group that contains gingko and spruce is the ancestor of wheat.

• Spruce share an ancestor with a group that contains gingko and wheat.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of these organelles have their own color?

• chloroplasts

• nucleus

• Golgi

• mitochondria

• ribosomes