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Study the cladogram below. Which statement is true regarding the organisms on the cladogram?

The salamander has lungs, but not claws or nails.

These organisms do not have a common ancestor.

The salmon is more closely related to the hamster than the lizard.

The chimpanzee is more closely related to the salamander than the lizard.

Study the cladogram below Which statement is true regarding the organisms on the cladogram The salamander has lungs but not claws or nails These organisms do no class=

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Answer:

The answer is The salamander has lungs, but not claws or nails.

Explanation:

Cladogram:

A cladogram is a diagrammatic epresentation of the evolutionary relationships between organisms that emerged from the same ancestor. Basically, it shows how closely one organism is related to another.

A cladogram differs with a phylogenetic tree in the sense that a cladogram only shows evolutionary relationships between one ancestor and all its descendants. On the other hand, a phylogenetic tree explains relationships between many clades (group of related species)

  • In this clade, claws and nails evolved later than the emergence of salamanders and salmon. Therefore, the salamander does have lungs but not claws or nails.
  • All these organisms have a common ancestor. As you look at the bottom, all the branches lead to a single, common ancestor.
  • In a clade, the organisms closest in terms of evolution are placed close to each other. Therefore, the salmon is most closely related to the lizard not the hamster.
  • Similarly, the final descendant of the ancestor i.e. the chimpanzee is most closely related to the lizard rather than the salamander.  
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