Concept explainers
To determine:
The group of modern reptiles close to the dinosaurs.
Introduction:
The cladogram is a pictorial representation of the group of organisms that share an ancestral relationship. The cladogram is used for the study of the phylogenetic and comparison of different organisms.
Explanation of Solution
The given cladogram represents that turtles, tuataras, crocodiles, dinosaurs and birds share the ancestral relationship. In a cladogram, the organism placed closely to one another are most closely related. Here, dinosaurs are closely placed with crocodiles and birds. Hence, the reptile closely related to the dinosaurs are crocodiles.
Chapter 30 Solutions
Biology Illinois Edition (Glencoe Science)
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (2nd Edition)
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
Biological Science
Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
- Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)BiologyISBN:9780134580999Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. HoehnPublisher:PEARSONBiology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStaxAnatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781259398629Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa StouterPublisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
- Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)BiologyISBN:9780815344322Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter WalterPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyLaboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781260159363Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, CynthiaPublisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)BiologyISBN:9781260231700Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael WindelspechtPublisher:McGraw Hill Education