How Livjng Things Are Classified Flashcards
1
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Relations between species once based on looks/behavior. Now scientists combo of _ and _
A
Gene material
Fossil record
2
Q
Evolution of _ can also be used to group together species
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Shared physical characteristics
3
Q
_ is when similar environmental pressures and natural selection produce similar adaptations in species with different ancestries
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Convergent evolution
4
Q
An evolutionary tree shows the _
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Ancestral roots of groups of species
5
Q
Shows where species
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Diverged
6
Q
All _ have common ancestors
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Vertebrates
7
Q
Four-limbed animals _ diverged from bony fish
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Tetrapods
8
Q
Primates and _ share relatively recent ancestor
A
Rodents
