AP Phylogenetic Trees and Cladograms

A common ancestor for both C and E could be at position __.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

The two extant species that are closely related to each other are __.

• A and B
• B and C
• C and D
• D and E

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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Which of the following numbers represents a polyphetic taxon?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

The term that is most appropriately associated with clade is

• monophyletic
• polyphyletic
• paraphyletic

What explains the inclusion of rabbits?

• they are an outgroup
• they are the most recent ancestor of primates
• they have a short generation time and are easy to study
• they possess shared derived characteristics of the included species

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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If organisms A, B, and C belong to the same class but to different orders and if organisms D, E, and F belong to the same order but to different families, which of the following pairs of organisms would be expected to show the greatest degree of structural homology?

• A and B
• D and F
• B and D
• C and F

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of these illustrates the correct representation of the binomial scientific name for the African lion? 

• Panthera leo
• Panthera Leo
• panthera leo
• Panthera leo (all in italics)

The correct sequence, from the most to the least comprehensive, of the taxonomic levels listed here is  __.

• kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
• kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, and species
• phylum, kingdom, order, class, species, family, and genus
• phylum, family, class, order, kingdom, genus, and species

The common housefly belongs to all of the following taxa. Assuming you had access to textbooks or other scientific literature, knowing which of the following should provide you with the most specific information about the common housefly?

• phylum Arthropoda
• order Diptera
• genus Musca
• class Hexapoda 

If, someday, an archaean cell is discovered whose SSU-rRNA sequence is more similar to that of humans than the sequence of mouse SSU-rRNA is to that of humans, the best explanation for this apparent discrepancy would be __.

• co-evolution of humans and that archaean
• common ancestry
• homoplasy
• homology

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