Evolution and Cladogram

What distinguishes zebras from from giraffes?

• un-branching horns (in males)

• even number of toes

• fur

• carnivorous teeth

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

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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Which trait should go where A is on the cladogram?

• eyes

• feet

• lips

• hat

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Which trait should go where C is on the cladogram?

• eyes

• feet

• lips

• hat

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Which trait(s) do conifers have?

• vascular tissue only

• vascular tissue and seeds

• vascular tissue, seeds and flowers

• seeds only

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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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

• Because they come from dominant alleles.

• Because they come from recessive alleles.

• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Evolved from the same ancestor, but have different functions

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• All of the above

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Which would be an example of a homologous structure?

• a bird wing and a bat wing

• a cat arm and a whale fin

• a dolphin fin and whale fin

• a bird wing and a butterfly wing

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Who is the most closely related?

• fist and bird

• bird and lizard

• rat and bird

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