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Cladograms
#1 Cladogram is another word for... Branching Tree Diagram
#2 Cladograms show what two things? probable evolutionary history and the order characters arise
#3 Characters that separate the out group from the in group will be found where on the diagram? The 1st character all the way to the left of the diagram, in between the two groups
#4 A trait that a common ancestor of a group had and passed on to the descendants A shared Derived Character
#5 Characteristics lower on the cladogram probably developed ____________________ than characteristics found higher on the diagram earlier
Scientists
#1 This man is considered the father of evolution Charles Darwin
#2 Charles Darwin came up with this theory after seeing birds from the different islands in the Galapagos Natural Selection
#3 This scientist created the two name naming system used in classification today Carolous Linneaus
#4 Linneaus is famous for his work in what area of science? taxonomy
#5 Charles Darwin traveled for 5 years around the world in this ship HMS Beagle
Domains
#1 How many domains are there? 3
#2 These are the names of the Domains Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
#3 Prokaryotes are found in which domain(s)? Archaea, Bacteria
#4 What is the difference between a prokaryote and a Eukaryote? membrane bound organelles and a nucleus
#5 Organisms that fall under this domain are some of the first organisms to evolve and thrive in harsh environments domain archaea
Kingdoms
#1 All of the kingdoms fall under this domain Eukarya
#2 Name all of the kingdoms Animalia, fungi, protista, plantae, monera
#3 Monera was once considered a kingdom but now are classified as what Domains bacteria and archaea
#4 Organisms that are multicellular absorbtive heterotrophs fall under which kingdom? fungi
#5 Organisms that are multicellular autotrophs fall under which kingdom? plantae
Miscellaneous
#1 Conversion: 2.35g = mg 2,350mg
#2 Conversion: 7.435km= m 7,435m
#3 What is a higher level of classification: phylum or class? phylum
#4 What is a lower level of classification: order or family? family
#5 Conversion: 98.5mm = dm 0.985dm
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