Cladogram

Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -

• Fur

• Claws or nails

• Lungs

• Jaws

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the purpose of a cladogram?

• To map the ancestral relationships and shared traits of different organisms.

• To trace the inherited traits of a single species over time.

• To check the likelihood of an offspring having a particular trait.

• To monitor mutations that arise among different populations.

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Using the cladogram, which two organisms are more closely related Lizards and Newts OR Lamreys and Sharks

• Newts and Lizards

• Lampreys and Sharks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

How can a cladogram be used to show how closely related two organisms are?

• The further apart two organisms are on a cladogram the more they have in common.

• If two organisms are next to each other on a cladogram then they must be the same species.

• All organisms share a common ancestor.

• You can use a cladogram to see how many traits two organisms have in common. The more in common, the more closely related they are.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?

• Amphibians

• Ray-Finned Fish

• Primates

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

• Fur

• Claws or nails

• Lungs

• Jaws

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the parrot?

• Frog

• Hare

• Caiman

• Parrot

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What do both the squirrel and lion have in common that the other animals do not?

• They are both vertebrates

• They both have lungs

• They are both mammals

• They both lose their canine teeth.

What do amphibians, birds, prosimians and humans all have in common? Check all that apply.

• Hair

• Endothermic

• Eukaryotic

• Tetrapod

• Vertebrate

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