Cladogram Practice - Kate Turner | Library

Please do not start this until we discuss it together.

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Look at the cladogram below and answer the three questions that follow.

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Which organism is most closely related to the red-eared slider?

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Which organism doesn’t have feathers, has venom glands, and doesn’t have a forked-tongue?

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What are the traits that the western diamondback rattlesnake and the gilamonster have in common?

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What is the main difference between the rattlesnake and the gilamonster?

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Look at the cladogram below and answer the three questions that follow.

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What organism is most closely related to the ring tailed lemur?

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Which organism has a tail, a central eye area, and a downward pointed nose?

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What are the traits that the chimpanzee and the spider monkey have in common?

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Which of the following are differences between the spider monkey and the chimpanzee?

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You are now going to make your own cladogram! Look at the species below and identify similar characteristics. Then hand draw a cladogram and paste a picture in the essay question below to show how they are all related. 

A couple of things to note:
There isn’t necessarily 1 “right” answer. If you need to do any research about traits that these organisms have feel free but it isn’t necessary. You also don’t need to cite any sources.
You can draw as many nodes as you need when making your cladogram.
You should be addressing TRAITS not where they live.

Hand draw your cladogram (remember to put the names of the organisms at the end of the lines and the traits that the organisms gain along the lines) and then compare your answer to mine below. You should bring in a hard copy of your cladogram.

I can't put a picture as an answer for after you submit so I am going to post a picture of my cladogram (again, yours might look different) below so you can compare - I am going to put A LOT of spaces so you have to scroll a lot before seeing the "answer" example. Don't scroll down until you make your own.

DON'T SCROLL DOWN UNTIL YOU FINISH YOUR CLADOGRAM

DON'T DO IT!!!

YOU'RE ALMOST THERE!

GET READY!