Keys Cladogram and Phylogeny Practice Quiz When classifying

Key’s, Cladogram and Phylogeny Practice Quiz

When classifying organisms in a cladogram, a monophyletic group includes: one… Species and all it’s ancestors Ancestor and all it’s descendants Species and it’s genus Genus and all it’s species.

Answer: Ancestor and all it’s descendants.

What does a cladogram show about organisms? The importance of each derived characteristic The general fitness of the organisms analyzed All traits of each organism analyzed The relative degrees of relatedness among organisms.

Answer: The relative degrees of relatedness among organisms.

According to the cladogram below, what two characteristics do crabs and barnacles share that limpets do not?

Answer: Molted Exoskeleton and Segmentation

According to the cladogram below, what characteristic do crabs, barnacle and limpets all have in common?

Answer: Tiny free-swimming larva

Draw a cladogram that follows the following table.

Answer:

Use the following to answer the next question.

Which two organisms in the table above are most closely related to each other?

Answer: Humpback Whale and Spider Monkey – they separate at order taxon.

Use the Key below to identify the chips pictured. 3 1 2

Answer: 1 Lays classic 2 Ruffles original 3 Pringles original