DNA Sequences and Phylogenetic Trees

Which two populations are the most closely related?

• A and B

• A and C

• B and C

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Which two populations are most closely related?D and E

• D and E

• E and F

• D and F

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

What is the answer for the BLUE question mark?

• A and B

• C and D

• A, B, C,

• A, B, C, D

• A, B,C, D and E

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

What is the answer for the ORANGE question mark?

• A and B

• C and D

• A, B, C

• A, B, C, D

• A, B, C, D and E

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

This phylogenetic tree was constructed using the DNA sequences for the gene for Ubiquitin. According to this phylogenetic tree which population is most closely related to the Kalahari population?

• Tiger

• Fannie Roberts

• Sabi Sands

• Botswana

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Which lion population according to this phylogenetic tree is most distantly related to the Fannie Roberts population?

• Tiger

• Kalarahi or Sabi Sands - it's a tie

• Zambia

• Cameron

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Based on the figure, which organism is most closely related to the polar bear?

• black bear

• european brown bear

• western north american brown bear

• asian brown bear

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Based on the figure, which organism is most closely related to E. africanus? (Hint: Look at the first row and compare the amino acid differences between the species. Less differences = less closely related)

• E. ferus

• D. polylepis

• G. gallus

• E. africanus

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Phylogenetic trees show...

• Evolutionary relationships between different species

• How one species has evolved through time

• Which species has evolved the most

• Which species have evolved from other species

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Places on a phylogenetic tree where organisms share a common ancestor are called...

• Nodes

• Branches

• Taxa

• Species

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2