Question

The diagram below, called a cladogram, shows a proposed evolutionary relationship among animals. According to the cladogram, what four characteristics separate a trout from a rat? Based on this cladogram which animal is most closely related to a rat?

Answer 1

The differences according to the cladogram between trout and mouse are:

Hair

Lungs

Skull

Amniota egg

According to the cladogram, a mouse is more paired with a lizard