Evolutionary Relationships Answers

A scientist discovers a new organism that is related to clownfish. What can the scientist discover by using molecular clocks?

Which best describes derived characteristics?

Which of the following are Phylogenetic trees also know as ?

If two organisms are in the same clade, what can you predict about their relationship?

In a cladogram, what occurs at a node?

Julia is trying to place a duckbilled platypus, lizard, bear, and monkey on a phylogenetic tree. She learns that the duckbilled platypus, bear, and monkey are classified as mammals. She also learns that mammals share a common ancestor with reptiles. Which additional piece of information will be most helpful to Julia to properly build her phylogenetic tree?

Consider the diagram.Josiah says this is a phylogenetic tree of the dinosaurs. Maleek says it is a cladogram of the dinosaurs. Who is correct?

A scientist is trying to determine how closely related a moth species (Species Z) is to four other moth species (Species A, B, C, and D). He examined the DNA of each species and compared it to the study subject. He then created this table.Species# of genetic differences Species A12Species B3Species C14Species D28Which species is most closely related to the moth species (Species Z)?

Which best describes traditional classification?

Why was modern classification invented?