Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees

• a vertebral column

• a vertebral column and hair

• sharp teeth and retractable claws

• the ability to purr

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Based on the cladogram, which set of bat species is the least related?

• Ptenochirus minor and Megaerops niphanae

• Dyacopterus spadiceus and Otopteropus cartilagonodus

• Haplonycteris fischeri and Ptenochirus jagori

• Cynopterus sphinx and Chironax melanocephalus

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Point A refers to...

• The most recent common ancestor of all the species shown in the tree

• The most evolved species in the tree

• Another species--still exists today--that all other species are related to.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

True or False: Ptenochirus jagori and Ptenochirus minor share a more recent ancestor with each other than either does with Megaerops niphanae

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to the cladogram, what derived characteristic is shared among tigers and house cats?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2