14. How Biological Diversity Evolves

Based on the tree below, which of the organisms listed is most closely related to the tinamou?

Which group represents a clade according to the tree below?

Based on the tree below, which tree shows the same evolutionary relationships?

Which node represents the most recent common ancestor of the rhea and the kiwi?

In a tree that shows the amount of evolution, what does a shorter branch length indicate?

Based on the tree below, which of the birds listed is most distantly related to the tinamou?

From the phylogenetic tree below, what can you infer from the branch lengths for the organisms Pakicetus, Rodhocetus, and Dorudon?

According to the phylogenetic tree below, which statement is correct?

Based on the tree below, which tree shows the same evolutionary relationships?

Based on the tree below, which statement is true?

i. Snow leopards and tigers are sister taxa.

ii. Lions, leopards, and jaguars represent a clade. 

iii. The node leading to lions, jaguars, and leopards is a polytomy.

Which tree below shows the same evolutionary relationships?

Based on the tree below, which tree shows the same evolutionary relationships?