Evolutionary History and Relationships

Depicts evolutionary relationships

• cladogram

• ancestor

• anatomical homologies

• phylogenetic tree

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The sequence of heritable changes that occurred among species since the origin of life on Earth

• Diversity

• Fossil record

• Evolutionary history

• Anatomy

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The more similar the stages of embryonic development, the more likely that organisms share ____________

• a common ancestor.

• embryos.

• eggs.

• embryology.

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the sequence of heritable changes that occurred among species since the origin of life on Earth

• anatomy

• common ancestry

• evolve

• evolutionary history

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Which describes the modern classification system?

• based on evolutionary relationships

• called Linnaean classification

• based on similar appearances

• called Darwinian classification

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A diagram that shows how organisms are related to each other

• Cladogram

• Bracket

• Punnett square

• Karyotype

Which 2 species would complete the "More Closely Related" part of this model the best? (Your choices are Lizard, Pig, and Rat.)

• pig and lizard because they both have 4 legs

• pig and lizard because they evolved from a common vertebrate ancestor

• pig and rat because they both have 4 legs

• pig and rat because they evolved from a common mammal ancestor

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Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale? 

• Hippopotamus 

• Baleen Whale

• Grazing Mammals

• Camels

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Do fungi share a closer evolutionary relationship with animals or plants?

• Animals

• Plants

when organisms are descended from a single ancestor

• anatomy

• common ancestry

• evolve

• evolutionary history

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