Modern Classification

Which groups share derived character 1

• A and B

• A and C

• B and C

• A, B and C

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which descendant doesn't share any derived characters?

• A

• B

• C

• None they all share 1 derived character

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which of the following groups shares the most recent common ancestor?

• Mosses and ferns

• cone-bearing plants and ferns

• cone-bearing plants and flowering plants

• Mosses and flowering plants

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which derived character appeared first during the course of the plants' evolution

• embryo

• vascular tissue

• seeds

• flowers

If species A and B have very similar genes, which of the following statements is probably true?

• Species A and B shared a relatively recent common ancestor

• Species A evolved independently of species B for a long period

• Species B is older than species A

• Species A is older than species B

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The splitting point on a cladogram is considered a...

• clade

• derived character

• root

• node

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

A trait that arose in the most recent common ancestor of a group and was passed on to its descendants

• clade

• cladogram

• derived characters

• node

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Homologous genes in two organisms can tell use...

• the similarities and differences in appearance

• how closely related organisms are to each other

• what genes mutated

• the genetic make up of the organism

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which derived character most recently appeared during the plants' evolution?

• seeds

• flowers

• vascular tissue

• embryo

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Modern classification is based on shared ​ (a)   rather than similarity of physical features.

• ancestry

• genetic makeup

• evolutionary history

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3