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Grade 10 Taxonomy
Grade 10 Taxonomy
Based on the cladogram, which statement is true about relatedness between the organisms?
Cladogram
  1. A salmon is more closely related to a hamster than it is to a lizard.
  2. A lizard and a chimpanzee are more closely related than a hamster and a chimpanzee.
  3. A salamander and a salmon are more closely related than a hamster and a salmon.
  4. A chimpanzee is more closely related to a salmon than a hamster is to a salamander.
  5. All the animals are equally related.
College Evolution
In a cladogram, the outgroup is the organism that has
  1. the shared derived characters
  2. the shared primitive character
  3. both the shared primitive character and shared derived characters
  4. new traits
  5. none of the above
Grade 9 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
College Taxonomy
Construction of phylogenetic trees (cladograms) is based on the assumption that
  1. new species are formed at a constant and predictable rate
  2. characteristics shared among species reflect descent from a common ancestor
  3. homologous features usually cannot be distinguished from analogous features
  4. most species frequently
Grade 9 Evolution
Grade 10 Evolution
Diagrams that show how evolutionary lines or lineages split from each other over time are
  1. cladograms.
  2. the Linnaeus system.
  3. the Darwin theory.
  4. evolutionary scales.
Grade 9 Evolution
Grade 9 Evolution
This image appears in a biology textbook.
Cladogram
Which of the terms best identifies the image?
  1. cladogram chart
  2. dichotomous key
  3. phylogenetic tree
  4. pedigree diagram
Grade 9 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
This image appears in a biology textbook.
Pedigree Chart
Which term best identifies the image?
  1. cladogram chart
  2. dichotomous key
  3. phylogenetic tree
  4. pedigree diagram