Wake-up Make 2 observations about the diagram below. Make sure that it has to do with the animals, not the design of the diagram.
Cladograms Christopherson
Define: Cladistics/Phylogeny Evolutionary history of organisms
Cladogram/Phylogenic Trees Diagram representing evolutionary relationships
How to Read a Cladogram
How to Make a Cladogram #1 Group organisms by shared characteristics; often provided
How to Make a Cladogram x x x x x x x x x x Characteristics Shark Bullfrog Kangaroo Human Vertebrate Two pairs of limbs Mammary glands Placenta x x x x x x x x x x
How to make a Cladogram #2 Draw a Venn diagram; start with large circle for the characteristic that ALL organisms share and work in to more specific
Placenta Mammary Glands 2 Limbs Vertebrate
How to make a Cladogram #3 Construct a cladogram; lines represent organisms; characteristics in between the organisms
Human Kangaroo Bullfrog Shark Placenta Mammary Glands Pairs of Limbs Vertebrate
Activity: Creating a Cladogram