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| Phylogeny of Life | ||
| a. What are the “three domains” of life?
b. What characterizes each of these domains?
c. What are the differences between the plants, animals, protists, and fungi? ( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/alllife/threedomains.html ) | ||
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| Cladistics | ||
| a. What is phylogenetic systematics?
b. What are the three basic assumptions of cladistics?
c. What are the steps in constructing a cladogram?
d. Why do biologists need cladistics? ( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/clad/clad4.html ) | ||
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| Tree of Life (Taxanomic Hierarchy) | ||
| a. Start at the root of the tree. Try to find your way through the tree to primates. List all the steps you pass on the way.
b. Continue on until you reach humans. What steps did you pass on the way? ( http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html ) | ||
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| Linnaeus | ||
| a. How did Linnaeus’s religious views impact his perception of the job of the naturalist?
b. What were Linnaeus’s views on the concept of the species?
c. When and where did Linnaues live? ( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/linnaeus.html ) | ||
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| Animal Diversity Web | ||
| a. What three characteristics do all mammals share that are not found in other animals?
b. What function is served by hair?
c. What are some of the different orders of mammals? ( http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ ) | ||
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| Search the Web for taxonomic classifications of "new" species. | ||
| a. What was the basis for classifying these species?
b. Who gets to name a new species?
c. Is there any control over the naming process? ( http://www.google.com ) | ||
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