AP Biology Phylogeny

AP Biology Phylogeny

10th - 12th Grade

18 Qs

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AP Biology Phylogeny

AP Biology Phylogeny

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

10th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS4-1, HS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does each node of a phylogenetic tree represent?

A combining of separate populations into one large population

A time interval of approximately 1000 years

An event that splits a single lineage into two lineages

A documented piece of fossil evidence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement about the relatedness of organisms is true?

Organisms living now cannot be related to extinct organisms that died out thousands of years ago.

Because they are physically separated, two organisms living in completely different parts of the world cannot be related.

For organisms to be related to one another, they must share similar physical traits.

A relationship exists between any two organisms because they share a common ancestor.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between a root and a node of a phylogenetic tree?

A root represents all living species, whereas a node represents a single species.

A root represents living species that have undergone little or no evolutionary change, whereas a node represents living species that have undergone evolutionary change.

A root represents an extinct species, whereas a node represents a living species.

A root represents the earliest ancestor that all species have in common, whereas a node represents later ancestors that some species have in common.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement about phylogenetic trees is false?

Rotation of lineages around a node can change the meaning of a phylogenetic tree.

A node is another word for branching point on a phylogenetic tree.

Both large and small groups of organisms can be used to construct a phylogenetic tree.

A phylogenetic tree is a representation of evolutionary relationships among organisms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A group of species that consists of a common ancestor and all of its evolutionary descendants is called a

population

lineage

clade

taxon

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which group of species represents a clade?

A, B, D, and E

B, C, and D

C and E

D, C and E

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which diagram conveys phylogenetic information that differs from the others?

Tree 1

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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