Answer:
Claim:
The mouse is most closely related to the chimpanzee.
Evidence:
A cladogram diagrammatically presents all organisms that originate from a common ancestor. In this cladogram, the mouse and chimp are two branches extending from one common ancestor.
Reasoning:
- On the basis of characteristics, the chimp is most related to the mouse as both have fur and mammary glands.
- On the basis of ancestry, both mouse and chimp evolved from a single common ancestor.
Explanation:
Cladogram:
- A cladogram is a diagrammatic representation 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)
