Warm Up Monday, February 11, 2013 Write out the following analogy with the correct answer attached Mitosis is to Meiosis as… a.Dilpoid is to haploid b.Homozygous is to heterozygous c.Gentotype is to phenotype
Objectives 1) Determine the common ancestor of a group of organisms by reading a cladogram. 2) List common traits of groups found on a cladogram. 3) Explain how different selection pressures cause a species to evolve.
Cladograms
What is a cladogram? = diagram that show evolutionary relationships btw groups of living things Like a family tree for species
How do you read a cladogram? Closer 2 species are: – More closely they are related – Have more recent common ancestor May list characteristics that make 2 groups different Everything past this point has 4 limbs.
Cladogram diagram showing evolutionary relationships
Cladogram
Warm Up Tuesday, February 12, 2013 List all characteristics shared between amphibians & crocodiles.
Gems of Wisdom: Evolution
Warm Up Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Wendy owns a vineyard. She selects grape that are the largest and sweetest to be the parents for her next generation of grapes. What is this an example of?
Evolution Unit Test