Question

1. If all organisms in a cladogram share a certain trait, what could this indicate?
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20 points
A common ancestor
A similar habitat
A similar diet
A separate evolutionary path
2. What is placed at the nodes of a branching diagram such as a cladogram or phylogenetic tree?
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20 points
Characteristics/traits
Species Names
Common Ancestors
DNA evidence
3. Which answer correctly identifies an organism that has hair, is carnivorous, but does not have retractable claws?
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20 points
Captionless Image
Horse
Wolf
Leopard
House cat
4. From your portfolio Task 1/Slide 2: What trait did all organisms, aside from the lancelet, have from the traits listed below?
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20 points
Hair
Vertebral column
Jaws
Four walking legs
5. From your portfolio Task 3/Slide 4: What trait did all the organisms from the digital phylogenetic tree posses?
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20 points
Cells with circular DNA
Cells with chloroplasts
Cells with nuclei
Heterotrophic behavior

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

1. **If all organisms in a cladogram share a certain trait, what could this indicate?**
- **A common ancestor**

2. **What is placed at the nodes of a branching diagram such as a cladogram or phylogenetic tree?**
- **Common Ancestors**

3. **Which answer correctly identifies an organism that has hair, is carnivorous, but does not have retractable claws?**
- **Wolf**

4. **From your portfolio Task 1/Slide 2: What trait did all organisms, aside from the lancelet, have from the traits listed below?**
- **Jaws** (assuming lancelets don't have jaws)

5. **From your portfolio Task 3/Slide 4: What trait did all the organisms from the digital phylogenetic tree possess?**
- **Cells with nuclei**

Please verify these responses based on the context of your specific portfolio or course material.