Basic Tree Thinking Assessment David A. Baum, Stacey DeWitt Smith, Samuel S. Donovan

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1 si Tree Thinking ssessment vi. um, Stey ewitt Smith, Smuel S. onovn This quiz inlues numer of multiple-hoie questions you n use to test yourself on your ility to urtely interpret evolutionry s. Insofr s rel iologil exmples hve een use they re urte se on urrent knowlege. moe Re lg reen lg Moss Pine 1) y referene to the ove, whih of the following is n urte sttement of reltionships? ) green lg is more losely relte to n re lg thn to moss ) green lg is more losely relte to moss thn to re lg ) green lg is eqully relte to re lg n moss ) green lg is relte to re lg, ut is not relte to moss Lizr rooile inosur ir 2) y referene to the ove, whih of the following is n urte sttement of reltionships? ) rooile is more losely relte to lizr thn to ir ) rooile is more losely relte to ir thn to lizr ) rooile is eqully relte to lizr n ir ) rooile is relte to lizr, ut is not relte to ir

2 Sel Horse irffe Hippopotmus Whle 3) y referene to the ove, whih of the following is n urte sttement of reltionships? ) sel is more losely relte to horse thn to whle ) sel is more losely relte to whle thn to horse ) sel is eqully relte to horse n whle ) sel is relte to whle, ut is not relte to horse Tomto Fern Sponge Mouse Mushroom e 4) Whih of the five mrks in the ove orrespons to the most reent ommon nestor of mushroom n sponge?

3 Slmon Newt Humn Lizr Snke e 5) If you were to trout to the phylogeny shown ove, where woul its linege tth to the rest of the? Rit Turtle rooile ir 6) iven the ove, wht woul you expet the ommon nestor mrke to look like? ) Most like rit euse it is the only inlue nestor of ) Most like turtle euse it is the most iret esennt of ) Most like rooile euse rooile is known to e living fossil ) n equl mix of rit, turtle, rooile, n ir fetures, euse it is n nestor of ll of them e) One nnot sy without moel of how trits evolve long the rnhes of this

4 F F F F F 7) Whih of the four s ove epits ifferent pttern of reltionships thn the others? F F F 8) Whih of the four s ove epits ifferent pttern of reltionships thn the others?

5 retrtle lws loss of ers ominl testes short til 9) In the ove, ssume tht the nestor h long til, ers, externl testes, n fixe lws. se on the n ssuming tht ll evolutionry hnges in these trits re shown, wht trits oes sel hve? ) long til, ers, externl testes, n fixe lws ) short til, no ers, externl testes, n fixe lws ) short til, no ers, ominl testes, n fixe lws ) short til, ers, ominl testes, n fixe lws e) long til, ers, moninl testes, n retrtle lws Lepioenron lumoss Ok Yew Psilotum Fern loss of true leves sees true leves 10) In the ove, ssume tht the nestor ws her (not ) without leves or sees. se on the n ssuming tht ll evolutionry hnges in these trits re shown, whih of the tips hs hit n lks true leves? ) Lepioenron ) lumoss ) Ok ) Psilotum e) Fern

6 si Tree Thinking ssessment vi. um, Stey ewitt Smith, Smuel S. onovn This quiz inlues numer of multiple-hoie questions you n use to test yourself on your ility to urtely interpret evolutionry s. Insofr s rel iologil exmples hve een use they re urte se on urrent knowlege. moe Re lg reen lg Moss Pine is orret. The lst ommon nestor of green lg n moss is t noe x wheres the lst ommon nestor of re lg n moss is t the eeper noe, y. If you pike you re reing long the tips. y x 1) y referene to the ove, whih of the following is n urte sttement of reltionships? ) green lg is more losely relte to n re lg thn to moss ) green lg is more losely relte to moss thn to re lg ) green lg is eqully relte to re lg n moss ) green lg is relte to re lg, ut is not relte to moss Lizr rooile inosur ir is orret. The lst ommon nestor of rooile n ir is t noe x wheres the lst ommon nestor of rooile n lizr is t the eeper noe, y. If you pike you re reing long the tips. 2) y referene to the ove, whih of the following is n urte sttement of reltionships? ) rooile is more losely relte to lizr thn to ir ) rooile is more losely relte to ir thn to lizr ) rooile is eqully relte to lizr n ir ) rooile is relte to lizr, ut is not relte to ir y x

7 Sel Horse irffe Hippopotmus Whle is orret. The lst ommon nestor of sel n whle is t noe y, s is the lst ommon nestor of sel n horse. ll esennts of noe x re eqully relte to the sel. If you pike you re reing long the tips. y x 3) y referene to the ove, whih of the following is n urte sttement of reltionships? ) sel is more losely relte to horse thn to whle ) sel is more losely relte to whle thn to horse ) sel is eqully relte to horse n whle ) sel is relte to whle, ut is not relte to horse Tomto Fern Sponge Mouse Mushroom e 4) Whih of the five mrks in the ove orrespons to the most reent ommon nestor of mushroom n sponge? is the orret nswer. is living speies n is not n nestor. e is n nestor of sponge ut not of mushroom. n re ommon nestors of sponge n mushroom, ut they re more nient ommon nestors thn.

8 Slmon Newt Humn Lizr Snke is the orret nswer. This epens on only the knowlege tht slmon n trout re very losely relte. Therefore they must shre more reent ommon nestor with eh other thn with ny other inlue speies. Position is the only ple suh n nestor oul e. e 5) If you were to trout to the phylogeny shown ove, where woul its linege tth to the rest of the? e is the orret nswer. is wrong: ll inlue speies re esennts of. is worng: turtle is no more iret esennt of thn re rooiles or irs. is wrong: while the lim might suggest tht the ommon nestor of ir n rooile ws more like rooile, it sys little out. is wrong: n equl mix is hr to imgine. Rit Turtle rooile ir 6) iven the ove, wht woul you expet the ommon nestor mrke to look like? ) Most like rit euse it is the only inlue nestor of ) Most like turtle euse it is the most iret esennt of ) Most like rooile euse rooile is known to e living fossil ) n equl mix of rit, turtle, rooile, n ir fetures, euse it is n nestor of ll of them e) One nnot sy without moel of how trits evolve long the rnhes of this

9 F F F F F 7) Whih of the four s ove epits ifferent pttern of reltionships thn the others? is the orret nswer. In ll the other s is more losely relte to n thn to. In, is more losely relte to thn to or. F F F 8) Whih of the four s ove epits ifferent pttern of reltionships thn the others? is the orret nswer. In ll the other s is more losely relte to n thn is. In, is more losely relte to n thn is.

10 is the orret nswer. Tring up from the nestor one sees tht the only hnges re in til length n testes position. For the other trits it sels hve the nestrl onition. retrtle lws loss of ers short til ominl testes 9) In the ove, ssume tht the nestor h long til, ers, externl testes, n fixe lws. se on the n ssuming tht ll evolutionry hnges in these trits re shown, wht trits oes sel hve? ) long til, ers, externl testes, n fixe lws ) short til, no ers, externl testes, n fixe lws ) short til, no ers, ominl testes, n fixe lws ) short til, ers, ominl testes, n fixe lws e) long til, ers, moninl testes, n retrtle lws is the orret nswer. lumosses re not s. Ok (n yew) re s ut they hve leves. Psilotum lks leves, ut it is not. fern hs leves n is not. Lepioenron lumoss Ok sees Yew Psilotum true leves loss of true leves Fern 10) In the ove, ssume tht the nestor ws her (not ) without leves or sees. se on the n ssuming tht ll evolutionry hnges in these trits re shown, whih of the tips hs hit n lks true leves? ) Lepioenron ) lumoss ) Ok ) Psilotum e) Fern