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A _______________ tree is a diagram used to reflect evolutionary relationships among organisms or groups of organisms.

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A ______________ is a branching diagram showing shared adaptations from a common ancestor between a numbers of species. Scientists consider this diagram a hypothesis.

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descent refers to organisms who share ancestry with another group of organisms.

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_________ traits are developed from a common ancestor. They are traits shared between multiple species, such as the bones in a human arm and that of a whale’s fin.

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Ask a question

Conduct experiment

Analyze results

Draw conclusions

Form a hypothesis

Communicate results

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Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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___________ are traits that arose independently, but serve similar functions, such as the ability to fly in birds and bats.

The ___________ record is a group of geologically preserved specimen, which has been analyzed and arranged chronologically and in taxonomic order.

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_________ are part of a cladogram, which represents a trait passed down from a common ancestor.

The structures shown are_________

• homologous

• heterologous

• analogous

• vestigial

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