Penguin RelatednessVocab

the formation of new species as a result of evolution

• speciation

• phylogeny

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

the evolutionary history of a species or group of related species

• speciation

• phylogeny

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

diagram showing evolutionary relationships of organisms with a common ancestor; resembles a tree

• phylogenetic tree

• cladogram

A diagram that is based on patterns of shared, derived traits and that shows the evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms

• cladogram

• phylogenetic tree

shared traits

• traits that organisms have in common

• a trait that differs from the ancestral trait

• traits or a combination of traits present in an ancestral population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

derived traits

• traits or a combination of traits present in an ancestral population

• a trait that differs from the ancestral trait

• traits that organisms have in common

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

primitive trait

• traits that organisms have in common

• a trait that differs from the ancestral trait

• traits or a combination of traits present in an ancestral population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

structural differences between species prevent mating

• mechanical isolation

• temporal isolation

• behavioral isolation

differences in courtship or mating behaviors

• behavioral isolation

• mechanical isolation

• geographic isolation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

differences in mating schedules (time of day, month, year, etc.)

• temporal isolation

• behavioral isolation

• geographic isolation