Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Blastoidea: Asteroidea: Ophiuroidea: Echinoidea: MYA 4600 4000 2500 540 Had Arc Pro Precambrian Cm 485 lo 440 420 360 320 300 250 SD Ms Pn P Tr Paleozoic 2.6 0.01 200 145 66 56 34 23 5.3 J K Pa E O M Pli Pls ΗΤΑ Paleogene Neogene Cenozoic Mesozoic Phanerozoic Tertiary present Quaternary

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Q: Draw a cladogram showing the evolutionary relatedness of the four organisms below. At the bottom of…

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Q: Explain what scientists can learn by studying phylogeny.

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A: Phylogeny is a kind of tree which depicts the evolutionary relationship between the taxons.

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Q: With the cladogram below as a basis, answer the following questions in the space provided. 6. Write…

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Q: Based on the most parsimonious tree above, which character independently evolved in more than one…

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Q: Which branchpoint represents the most recent common ancestor of A and C? C 2 4 -A -B 3

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Q: Differentiate phenetics from cladistics

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Q: -A -B -C -D Use the phylogeny to answer the question. Which is the closest relative of B? C and D…

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Q: Describe an example from the fossil record that showshow life has changed over time.

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Q: Describe the evidence that supports cladogenesis

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Q: Which trait(s) shown on the phylogeny are ancestral for the organisms shown? Select all correct…

A: The trait at the branch point is the ancestral trait shared by the descendant or sister groups.

Q: Examine the cladogram below. What is the sister group to the land vertebrates?

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