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CLADOGRAM Practice Problems

This document provides 7 multiple choice questions about cladograms and phylogenies. The questions assess understanding of how to interpret evolutionary relationships based on branching patterns in cladograms, identify closest relatives, place outgroups, challenge validity based on fossil evidence, and determine where a common ancestor between two species is located.

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CLADOGRAM Practice Problems

This document provides 7 multiple choice questions about cladograms and phylogenies. The questions assess understanding of how to interpret evolutionary relationships based on branching patterns in cladograms, identify closest relatives, place outgroups, challenge validity based on fossil evidence, and determine where a common ancestor between two species is located.

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CLADOGRAM/ PHYLOGENY Practice

1. Based on the phylogeny shown, we can conclude that species 2 is most


closely related to species
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 1 or 3 (can't tell which
one)

2. Based on the phylogeny shown, the outgroup would be species


A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

3. The cladogram shows the evolution of land plants as indicated by fossil records.

Which discovery would challenge the validity


of this cladogram?

A A large aquatic vascular plant about 200


million years old
B A species of algae that has existed for less
than one million years
C A moss species that has existed for less
than 380 million years
D A fossil of a fern more than 425 million
years old

4. The diagram below shows a model of species divergence among some primates. If this model is correct,
the greatest genetic differences would be found in the DNA sequences of which two species?
A Tarsius bancanus and Cebus albifron
B Macaca sylvanus and Macaca mulatta
C Hylobates lar and Pongo pygmaeus
D Pan troglodytes and Lemur catta

6. Consider the cladogram associated with the question. Which pair of species shares the greatest number of derived
characters?
A. 1 and 4 D. 5 and 6
B. 6 and 3 E. 5 and 1
C. 6 and 1
7. A common ancestor for both species C and E could be at position
number

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

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