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Do First: Phylogenetic Trees

Last updated 11 months ago
8 questions
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The base of the tree is the ____________________ to all of the organisms represented
Other Answer Choices:
common gene
common founder species
common ancestor
common name
common type
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A) Species in the present time are alive today and are __________ to the modern living conditions.
B) Branches that end in the past are species that have __________
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Split branches indicate different __________; this represents populations that diverged and became __________ different from one another.
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"The most recent common ancestor between any two species is the point where they connect on a tree."
A) The most recent common ancestor of species 5 and 6 is __________.

B) The most recent common ancestor of species 2 and species 5 is __________
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The closer the connection on the tree, the more closely related two species are.

Is 5 more closely related to 3 or 6? __________
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Explain why 5 is more closely related to 6?




Sentence Starter: Five is more closely related to 6 because...

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