Derived Characteristics

A specific trait that is used to construct a cladogram is called a...

• derived character

• clade

• structural feature

• taxon

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

• embryo

• vascular tissue

• seeds

• flowers

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

• seeds

• flowers

• vascular tissue

• embryo

Which groups share derived character 1

• A and B

• A and C

• B and C

• A, B and C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which descendant doesn't share any derived characters?

• A

• B

• C

• None they all share 1 derived character

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Clade

• Derived character

• Cladogram

• Phylum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

a trait that arose in the most recent common ancestor of a particular lineage and was passed along to its descendants.

is the loss of a tail, a trait that first appeared in an ancestor of apes and man

• Homologous Structures

• Fossil

• Derived Characteristic

• Aerobic Heterotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A specific trait that is used to construct a cladogram is called a...

• derived character

• clade

• structural feature

• taxon

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

• Clade

• Derived character

• Cladogram

• Phylum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3