1. Welcome! 6 th Period: What is Evolution?What is Evolution? 5 th and 6 th Periods: Evidence for EvolutionEvidence for Evolution Today: Wrapping up Evolution Representing Evolutionary Relationships Evolution Concept Map

2. Using all the evidence… Scientists organize living things by their evolutionary relationships Animals are grouped by different levels from the largest to the smallest: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species The members of each group share a common ancestor Example: Wolf Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class – Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family - Canidae Genus - Canis Species – C. lupus As you move down this list: The groups get smaller The organisms in each group are more similar to each other

3. Example: Wolf Kingdom – Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class – Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family - Canidae Genus - Canis Species – C. lupus

4. Taxonomy video clip