Cladogram

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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?
Point A
Point B
Point C
Point D
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -
Fur
Claws or nails
Lungs
Jaws
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Using the cladogram, which two organisms are more closely related Lizards and Newts OR Lamreys and Sharks
Newts and Lizards
Lampreys and Sharks
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?
Amphibians
Ray-Finned Fish
Primates
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...
Fur
Claws or nails
Lungs
Jaws
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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