Cladogram Practice

Describe the most likely reason why scientists orginially classified elephant shrews with the shrew.

Using the evolutinoary tree, elephant shrews are most closely related to

Using the evolutinoary tree, shrews are most closely related to

What information would provide the best evidence that two species are related?

Elephant shrews and shrews have similar body structure because they live in the same environments but they are not closely related. What type of evolution is this an example of

According to the cladogram, what trait separates the worm and the spider?

What trait is unique to grasshoppers?

According to the cladogram, do ants have 6 legs?

What trait is shared by all the organisms on the cladogram?

What trait is unique to butterflies?

Click on all the traits that an ant has.

Accordring to the cladogram, which organism is most closely related to the butterfly?

According to the cladogram, do grasshoppers have crushing mouthparts?

What trait separates fish from amphibians?

What trait is unique to birds?

According to the cladogram birds are most closely related to

Scientists compared the embryos of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals to construct this cladogram. Comparing embryos can be used as evidence for evolution.