Phylogenetic Trees

What can you use a Phylogenetic Tree for?

• To show the relation between many animals.

• To show how different animals have evolved from a common ancestor.

• Help classify different species into categories to help in research

• All of the above

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What trait does the sea bass, antelope, bald eagle, and alligator share?

• GIZZARD

• LUNGS

• JAWS

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A phylogenetic tree is a graph that shows the relationship between organisms.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which animal is the common ancestor?

• LAMPREY

• SEA BASS

• BALD EAGLE

• ANTELOPE

• ALLIGATOR

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I will review how to read a phylogenetic tree!

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

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What do the nodes (the black dots) represent?

• Common Ancestor

• Modern Species

• Extant Species

• Extinct Species

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According to the diagram, what is the common ancestor of ALL organisms on the phylogenetic tree?

• B

• C

• D

• E

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According to the phylogenic tree which organism is LEAST closely related?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Traits in a phylogenetic tree stay the same throughout the whole tree.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who published the first Phylogenetic Tree?

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• Augustin Augier