Classification and Phylogeny

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Science
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9th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Places on a phylogenetic tree where organisms share a common ancestor are called...
Nodes
Branches
Taxa
Species
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The groups in a phylogenetic tree are called...
Taxa
Nodes
Roots
Branches
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The field of biology that classifies organisms is called...
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Paleontology
Embryology
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which level of biological classification is the MOST specific?
Phylum
Kingdom
Order
Species
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An analysis of DNA and RNA sequences can be used to classify organisms. Which statement is best supported by the information in this dendrogram?
Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to raccoons.
Brown bears are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to sun bears.
Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to raccoons than they are to giant pandas.
The bear species are all more genetically similar to dogs than they are to giant pandas.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
(a) is a branching diagram showing relationships among groups of clades while a (b) is a branching diagram that shows the inferred relationships between various species.
cladogram
phylogenic tree
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Cladistics is a method of classification based on what principle?
The geographical distribution of species.
The chronological order of species emergence.
The common ancestry and evolutionary relationships between organisms.
The physical similarities among organisms without regard to their evolutionary relationships.
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