Cladogram Basics Worksheet
Explore the fundamentals of cladograms, including how to read and interpret evolutionary relationships, common ancestors, and derived characteristics.
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Cladogram Basics Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the cladogram provided for questions where applicable.
Observe the cladogram below to answer the following questions:
1. What does a cladogram primarily show?
The feeding habits of organisms
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
The geographical distribution of species
The individual characteristics of a single species
2. In a cladogram, what does a node (branch point) represent?
A newly evolved trait
A common ancestor
An extinct species
A separate evolutionary event
3. Organisms that share a more recent common ancestor are considered more related.
4. A is a diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms.
5. Explain the difference between a shared derived character and a shared ancestral character.
6. All organisms on a cladogram evolved at the same time.
True
False
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