Question: 1. Construct an accurate cladogram using the following taxa as tips: Tiger shark (TS), Olympic Torrent Salamander (OTS), northern flicker, king salmon, hermit crab, grizzly
1. Construct an accurate cladogram using the following taxa as tips: Tiger shark (TS), Olympic Torrent Salamander (OTS), northern flicker, king salmon, hermit crab, grizzly bear, humboldt squid, northern scorpion; label the node tetrapoda, and circle that monophyletic group; place the following synapomorphies on the tree: endoskeleton, amniotic egg, protostone development, opsin duplication & divergence, and troponin and striated muscle tissue.
2. A young bat injures its spinal cord, cutting the axons of proprioceptive neurons in the lateral white matter. Explain why the bat's flight will be a) clumsy, and b) never improve because of this injury: draw a wiring diagram identifying the damaged region of the spinal cord, the location of the damaged neuron's somas and synapses (gray or white matter), and the regions of the brain that will be affected; Finally, describe which pathway(s) will be affected, and the type of neurons (diameter and myelination) that carry this information to the brain.
Please answer number 1 and 2. Handwritten on a paper, accurate, and explain. Do all the things thoroughly. and construct a clear cladogram and drawing.
Make a cladogram like this

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