Consider the following four species Snoozle Bleeker LooHoo

Consider the following four species - Snoozle, Bleeker, LooHoo, and Floof - that all have green skin. Using the information in the table at left, put the name of the species next to the appropriate number on the phylogenetic tree. Also, write the derived character trait for each branching point below. Derived traits: W: _________ x: _________ Y: __________ Z: __________

Solution

the derived traits are correct because first the green skin came into being, than the giant eyes, after that the fur and lastly the suction cup feet.

the numbers on the graph represent the species in the way they evolved, no 1 would be the species that is the parent which has minimum no. of characters which is Bleeker , after that it would be Floof, then Snoozle and lastly Loohoo.

so the order would be :

1- Bleeker, 2 - Floof, 3- Snoozle, 4- LooHoo